Fighting Off Attacker With Knife... "Strong Retaliation If Iran's Involvement Is Revealed"

[Anchor]

Additional details have been revealed regarding the interior situation aboard a passenger plane bound for Israel that nearly crashed two days ago due to a co-pilot's onboard rampage. U.S. President Trump raised the possibility that Iran may be behind the incident.

Here is reporter Gwak Sang-eun with the details.

[Reporter]

Inside the flydubai passenger plane that was pushed to the brink of a crash on September 30 due to the co-pilot's knife attack.

[Flight Attendant: Sit down!]

Desperate voices continue as they calm terrified passengers and search for medical personnel.

[We need a doctor. Are you a doctor? (I am a nurse.)]

The Indian captain, who was injured after being stabbed by the co-pilot's knife, fought desperately to prevent the forced crash attempt.

[Smit Machahar / Captain of the Accident Flight: I told myself, 'Smit, you have to hold on until the end. The door is right there.' Even while being attacked, I opened the cockpit door.]

U.S. President Trump raised the possibility that the Omani co-pilot who carried out the knife rampage was linked to Iran.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: (Are you saying the flydubai co-pilot is connected to Iran?) We are still investigating, but judging by what I am hearing so far, I would say yes.]

He warned that if Iran is revealed to be behind it, they will be hit very hard.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu refrained from commenting on the possibility of a connection to Iran, but claimed that the co-pilot was brainwashed by Islamic extremism.

[Benjamin Netanyahu / Israeli Prime Minister: The suspect appears to have fallen under extremist ideology. It is still too early to say whether he was connected to Iran or anyone else.]

The United States has begun preparations to resume attacks on Iran.

It deployed about 10,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East, including the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, and is reportedly deploying additional Patriot air defense missiles to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury stepped up economic pressure by adding several Iranian automakers to its sanctions list.

(Video Editing: Jung Sunghoon)
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