@user304908570: Passengers aboard Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai 1073 successfully thwarted what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as an attempted hijacking after the plane's copilot stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane. After the plane's pilot opened the cockpit door, passengers on board seized control of the plane while it was dropping thousands of feet in the air. A second set of pilots that were on board the flight took control and ultimately landed the plane safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesperson for Netanyahu. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called the incident an "attempted jihadist terrorist attack." Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi confirmed the identity of the flight's pilot as Indian national Capt. Smit Machchhar, praising him as a hero. Machchhar is in stable condition after undergoing surgery for injuries sustained during the attack, according to India's Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Thursday 01 October 2026 19:40:50 GMT