India, Oct. 1 -- An Israeli passenger aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv claimed to have strangled the co-pilot and pulled him out of the cockpit after the 'terrorist' allegedly stabbed the captain and sent the plane into a sudden plunge on Wednesday.

Yaniv Hayun told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he and other passengers intervened after the injured captain, Indian national Smit Machchhar, opened the cockpit door. Hayun and fellow passengers then stormed the pilot's cabin and overpowered the alleged attacker, who was allegedly trying to destroy the aircraft's controls and disable the plane. Track live updates

Appearing in a bloodstained shirt after the ordeal, Yaniv Hayoun met Netanyahu and recounted the events. "I gr...