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Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot during a Flydubai flight, is being hailed as a hero for managing to open the cockpit door despite his injuries, allowing passengers to intervene, which saved the plane from crashing. #hjälte #piloter #terrorattentat (translated)

The condition of the Indian captain Smit Machchhar is reported to be stable after he was seriously stabbed by the co-pilot. During the knife attack, he managed to open the cockpit door, which allowed passengers to intervene and prevent a disaster. https://t.co/iqcy0z2KGx #Indien #Pilot #Säkerhet (translated)

Captain Smit Machchhar, what a hero. I read that his condition is stable. He saved the lives of 170 passengers in a suspected jihadist terror attempt today. Two extra pilots went as passengers and took over when the plane went down. Much was right in the cards. Thank God. https://t.co/p7f9vwjB02 #hjälte #terrorism #flygkommunikation (translated)

The Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian citizen, was stabbed with a knife in the cockpit on flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv today. According to Israeli media and passenger reports, the assailant was the co-pilot, who several sources identify as an Omani. Machchhar is being treated for knife wounds. Several reports on the same day describe his condition as serious. Despite serious injuries, Machchhar helped prevent the plane from crashing. Passengers and two off-duty pilots broke into the cockpit, overpowered the attacker, and landed the plane in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. All 180 or so people on board survived. #Flydubai #Säkerhet #Luftfart (translated)

New information indicates that the knifed captain is the Indian Smit Machchhar, an experienced pilot who is said to have made a heroic effort. Despite being stabbed multiple times, he is said to have resisted while cabin crew and passengers intervened. There is still no information about his injuries or condition. The co-pilot, the man suspected of stabbing the captain and attempting to crash the plane, is from Oman. He is said to have worked for Flydubai for less than a year. The two pilots who then took over the plane were traveling as passengers on duty for Flydubai, which the company has confirmed. They were likely on their way to Tel Aviv to then staff another flight. The three pilots who stopped the disaster are hailed as heroes, as are the passengers and crew members who intervened. About 180 people were on the plane. #hjältar #Flydubai #flygning (translated)

Waiting for Swedish media to wake up... A plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot, an Omani citizen, reportedly stabbed the captain multiple times and attempted to take control of the plane. The suspicion is that the co-pilot intended to crash the plane with the passengers on board. Israel is now treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Israeli passengers and crew took matters into their own hands, broke into the cockpit, and subdued him. These heroes saved the lives of 180 people. True fauda! #Terrorism #Säkerhet #Hjältar (translated)