Aircraft drops 17,400 feet in 2 minutes after pilot stabs another pilot on flydubai flight

A flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv reportedly issued emergency signal and changed course over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, triggering security response in Israel. A CNN report said it dropped 17,400 feet in altitude over just two minutes. Reports claimed the emergency signal was activated during a violent altercation between the pilots, wherein a pilot stabbed another pilot.