Co-Pilot Stabs Captain on Flydubai Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot reportedly stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attributed the co-pilot's actions to "radical Islamist indoctrination" and suicidal intent. The Indian pilot, Smit Machchhar, is credited with preventing a crash.
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