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Flydubai Cockpit Attack: Indian Captain Smit Machchhar Injured as Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia
Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during a cockpit altercation on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight FZ1073, which plunged more than 14,000 feet before being diverted safely to Tabuk. Investigators have not yet established the co-pilot's motive.