Flydubai Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Co-Pilot Attack

A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport, Saudi Arabia, after the co-pilot stabbed Captain Smit Machchar mid-air intending to crash the plane. Passengers, including Yaniv Hayoun, helped overpower the attacker and assisted in landing. Machchar, an Indian national, was injured but 174 passengers and crew were unharmed. The incident averted a major catastrophe.

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