Captain Smit Survives Axe Attack on Flydubai Flight

Captain Smit Machhar survived a brutal attack on a Flydubai flight when the assailant used the pretext of prayer to strike him with an axe. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called the Indian pilot, who managed to control the plane despite the assault. The co-pilot was restrained with earphones during the incident, which left blood on the cockpit wall. The identities of the two mysterious pilots remain unknown.

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