An Indian pilot, passengers and crew on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv were credited with preventing a catastrophe after the co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft. Israeli officials said the plane plunged nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds before control was regained and it landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; earlier accounts cited a drop of about 17,000 feet in one minute. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot had tried to kill everyone aboard and had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination," while Israel's foreign ministry called the incident "an attempted terrorist attack" intended to damage relations with a key Middle Eastern partner. On Oct. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was likely involved, adding that it would be "hit very hard" if confirmed. Trump also praised Boeing Co and CEO Kelly Ortberg, saying the Boeing 737 Max had withstood forces beyond its design expectations, without directly referring to the incident. On Sept. 30, Trump said he had done "a very bad job" explaining his economic record as high gasoline prices weighed on his approval rating before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Other developments included Tennessee prisoner Christa Pike surviving two lethal injections, a Mexican school attack that killed a vice-principal and injured three people, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement of the first combat use of the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. Zelensky also visited front-line troops near Lyman. In football, Germany beat Serbia 2-0 in Jurgen Klopp's first win as coach, Portugal overcame Cristiano Ronaldo's absence in Denmark, and the Netherlands drew 2-2 with Greece. Ronaldo had left Portugal's training camp after coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start, while former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola backed the club after an independent commission found more than 100 Premier League financial-rule breaches.