WorldFlyDubai Co-Pilot Tried to Crash Plane, 182 Saved
On September 30, Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar mid-flight, causing the plane to plunge 16,000 feet in 30 seconds. Passengers and off-duty pilots subdued him, saving 182 lives. The UAE calls it a terrorist attempt. Investigations are ongoing into the co-pilot's extremist links. Separately, Indian agencies arrested individuals linked to Pakistani espionage in Coimbatore and Assam, probing sensitive security leaks.
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