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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="19"/>The incident occurred aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following an alleged attack by the co-pilot on Indian captain Smit Machchhar.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="22"/>Machchhar was injured but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and intervene. Three Israeli passengers reportedly helped restrain the attacker, while two other pilots travelling on the flight took control of the aircraft and safely landed it in Saudi Arabia.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="24"/>Read more: <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/kill-me-kill-me-netanyahu-reveals-words-of-indoctrinated-flydubai-co-pilot-after-being-subdued/articleshow/134619038.cms" styleobj="[object Object]" class="" commonstate="[object Object]" frmappuse="1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Kill me, kill me’ – Netanyahu reveals words of ‘indoctrinated’ flydubai co-pilot</a></div> </div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-good-health-recovering-well-indian-ambassador-meets-injured-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar/articleshow/134621513.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> <div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:44px;left: 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