Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Tries to Crash Tel Aviv Flight

Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Tries to Crash Tel Aviv Flight

An Omani co-pilot aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and attempted to crash the aircraft, causing it to plunge 17,000 feet before the crew made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker, who had previously been barred from flying in Oman over extremism concerns; Israel and the UAE are investigating.

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