The attacker aboard a FlyDubai flight has been taken into custody, U.S. officials told Fox News on Wednesday. The officials said the attacker was taken into custody when the flight landed in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Fox News correspondent David Spunt asked U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche about the incident during a separate Department of Justice press conference. “It’s very active,” Blanche said of the incident. “There’s active investigations going on in Israel and elsewhere. We’re coordinating very closely with our counterparts overseas. We’re in we have we have a great relationship with Israel and we’ve been coordinating with them since this happened and will continue to do so. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier told Reuters that the suspect was arrested after the plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, while an Israeli official speaking to the outlet identified the co-pilot as an Omani national.”. Reporting by Fox News’ David Spunt and Jake Gibson.
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