Local time Sept. 30, Israel defense minister KATZ said the Dubai airline
incident was an "attempted terrorist attack." He said several Israeli passengers
showed "great bravery," forced their way into the cockpit, overpowered the
"terrorist" and handed control to another crew member aboard, thwarting the
plot. KATZ added that, based on preliminary information, the suspect's intent
was to "bring the plane down with all passengers on board."