
Stabbed Flydubai Captain Unlocks Cockpit, Passengers Subdue Attacker
Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot stabbed the captain in the cockpit with 170+ aboard. Wounded Capt Smit Machchhar unlocked the door, letting crew and passengers overpower the attacker damaging controls. Another pilot aboard took over and landed safely. Machchhar was hospitalized.
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