Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- Two pilots were wounded after they reportedly fought on board the plane they were flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, and which was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

The flydubai plane landed in Tabuk at 9:45 am (11:45am PKT) and its "captain and copilot were found to have injuries and were transported to hospital", a statement from the company operating the airport said.

The low-cost carrier had earlier said flight FZ 1073 "experienced an incident while en route". "The aircraft has landed safely in Tabuk Airport (TUU) and all passengers are safe and accounted for."

Several Israeli media outlets reported that a fight had broken out between the plane's pilots, reportedly causing a distress ...