‘Take him out’: FlyDubai attack caught on camera
Capt Smit Machchhar stood against a co-pilot's attack on his plane, ultimately securing flight safety for 180 passengers on their journey from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Channel 12's video footage captured the cockpit's chaos, with passengers shouting to "take him out" as the attacker stabbed the pilot. Dr. Shota Musayev, an Israeli dentist, rushed to the cockpit, providing critical medical aid to Machchhar before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
The pilot, later revealed to have undergone radical Islamist indoctrination, remains in stable condition at a UAE hospital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Machchhar's heroism, stating the incident prevented a potential 9/11-style crash.
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