美国国务院周三证实，四名美国人搭乘了从迪拜飞往特拉维夫、中途改道沙特阿拉伯的迪拜航空航班。
The US State Department confirmed Wednesday that four Americans were aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that was diverted to Saudi Arabia.
“我们正在与地方当局合作，并随时准备为机上的所有美国人提供领事协助，”国务院发言人在给阿 Anadolu 通讯社的一份声明中表示。
"We are working with local authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance to any and all Americans aboard the flight," a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Anadolu.
这位发言人说，美国驻沙特大使馆和驻吉达总领事馆“在当地当局进行调查的同时，与他们保持着持续的沟通”。发言人补充说：“特朗普政府高度重视我们对海外美国人的承诺，并随时准备提供领事协助。”
The spokesperson said the US Embassy and the US Consulate in Jeddah "maintain ongoing communication with local authorities as they conduct their investigation." "The Trump administration takes seriously our commitment to Americans abroad and stands ready to provide consular assistance," the spokesperson added.
在此番言论发表之前，有报道称，驾驶舱内的冲突在飞机最终降落在沙特阿拉伯之前触发了劫机代码。
The comments came after reports that a confrontation in the cockpit triggered a hijacking code before the aircraft ultimately landed in Saudi Arabia.
迪拜航空表示，争吵背后的情况和动机尚不清楚，目前正接受正式调查。
Flydubai has said the circumstances and motives behind the altercation remain unknown and are the subject of a formal investigation.
美国总统特朗普周三表示，他已就这起事件与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡通话，并补充说：“看起来副驾驶可能是一名恐怖分子，或者是一个疯子，他刺伤了机长。”
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident, adding that “it seems as though the co-pilot was perhaps a terrorist, or perhaps a whack-job, and he stabbed the pilot.”