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Video from inside the cabin shows the moments after flydubai Flight FZ1073 went into a sudden, violent dive over the Middle East on Wednesday morning.![]()
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The Boeing 737 MAX 8, carrying about 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv, dropped roughly 17,400 feet in less than two minutes, according to flight tracking data. The crew squawked the general emergency code 7700 over Jordan, then switched to 7500, the code for unlawful interference or hijacking. Israel scrambled fighter jets and briefly closed its airspace.![]()
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According to Israeli officials and media reports, the Omani first officer attacked the captain with a knife in the cockpit and is suspected of trying to bring the plane down. Passengers reported hearing screams and seeing blood in the cockpit.![]()
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Two off-duty pilots traveling as passengers, along with cabin crew and several passengers, forced their way into the cockpit and subdued the first officer. The off-duty pilots then took control of the aircraft and landed it safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, according to multiple Israeli media reports and passenger accounts. Passengers were heard celebrating on video after touchdown.![]()
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A passenger said an Israeli dentist on board treated the wounded captain, who was described as being in critical condition. Tabuk airport said both pilots were hospitalized.![]()
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Israeli officials are investigating the incident as a possible terror attack, though a spokesperson for the prime minister's office described it as something other than a hijacking. Flydubai has confirmed only that the flight experienced an "incident" and that all passengers are safe and accounted for.![]()
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WATCH TILL THE END: A United States senator accused a former federal prosecutor of perjury under oath, called him a "total dirtbag," and turned out to be the one who got the facts wrong.![]()
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During Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) pressed former Special Counsel Jack Smith on whether he attended an Atlanta Hawks game on Feb. 3, 2024. Schmitt said he had text messages from Smith's team placing him at a "Hawks game" and suggested the trip was tied to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.![]()
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Smith said he had not been to a Hawks game and did not recall being in Atlanta. Schmitt told him he believed he had already perjured himself, then closed his questioning by calling Smith a villain and a "total dirtbag."![]()
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The texts never mentioned Atlanta.![]()
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Smith did attend a basketball game that day. It was the Iowa Hawkeyes playing Maryland, in Maryland. Caitlin Clark's team. Not the Atlanta Hawks.![]()
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) later confirmed the date and score of the Iowa game on the record and said Schmitt, having relied on false information, owed Smith an apology.![]()
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Think about what happened here. A sitting senator, preparing to question a witness under oath, built a perjury accusation on a word he misread. He did not confirm the city. He did not confirm the teams. He went on the record and accused a man of a felony, insulted him, and was undone by a Google search.![]()
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Schmitt has not apologized. Later that night he posted on X: "Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?"![]()
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This is the level of diligence brought to investigating someone in the United States Senate. Watch the exchange for yourself.![]()
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