FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, investigation finds
On a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, a co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane, but passengers subdued the attacker and the flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The captain, an Indian pilot named Smit Machchhar, was injured but survived. Investigators from multiple nations are examining the incident; the co-pilot, an Omani national previously flagged as a security risk, reportedly acted alone and intended to crash the plane into Tel Aviv airport, though his exact motives remain unknown.
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The story so far
13 developments- Sep 30Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after cockpit incident, Israeli source says
- Sep 30Pilot on Israel-bound flight stabs another, tries to crash plane, Netanyahu says
- Sep 30Why a copilot attacked the captain of an Israel-bound flight remains unknown
- Oct 2Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials
- Oct 5Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news
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