[Prevention Minister: The Dubai Airlines passenger plane incident was an “attempted terrorist attack”] On September 30, Israeli Defense Minister Katz issued a statement saying that the Dubai Airlines passenger plane incident that occurred that day was an “attempted terrorist attack.” Katz said: "The serious incident that occurred on the Dubai Airlines flight was an attempted terrorist attack. Several Israeli passengers showed great bravery. They forced their way into the cockpit, subdued the 'terrorists', and personally handed control of the aircraft to another crew member who was present, thus foiling the plot." Katz said that based on the preliminary information currently available, the "terrorist's" intention was "to crash the plane together with all the passengers on board." (CCTV News)