Flydubai axe attack: Pilot Smit Machchhar recalls attack in first interview
2 sources·Updated October 18, 2026
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- Guardian World·10h agoFlydubai captain describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him
Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073 The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to his head and screaming for help as he…
Read at Guardian World → - NZ Herald World·1d agoFlydubai axe attack: Pilot Smit Machchhar recalls attack in first interview
The co-pilot planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport, investigators say.
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