PoliticsPhoto: ABP Live HindiUAE Police Arrest Two Maldivian Pilots in Flydubai Hijack Plot
The UAE police arrested two Maldivian pilots working for Flydubai on October 3 for their alleged involvement in a hijack and crash plot targeting the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. An Omani co-pilot was involved in the conspiracy, which was foiled, but Indian Captain Smit Machhar was seriously injured. The Maldivian embassy informed families, though Maldivian officials denied the arrests and no official UAE details on the charges have been released.
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