Accused pilot being questioned in Saudi Arabia as Israeli officials investigate if incident was attempted terror attack

One of the pilots of a plane flying from the United Arab Emirates to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the aircraft, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said, as Israeli officials said they were investigating whether the incident was an attempted terror attack on Israelis.

The stabbed pilot was identified as Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, who was said to have made the emergency call and opened the door to the cockpit, allowing others to rush in and subdue the attacker.

“Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker – preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster,” Netanyahu said, crediting him with saving 174 people onboard.

  • Nautalax@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m a pilot’s son so I don’t like it when pilots are stabbed personally and I would especially hate that happening on my flight

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      I thought I was responding to someone that talked some shit. This story isf ucked up, there is more to this, as I said when I read this

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        You sound kinda disoriented and confused about what what we’re talking about here. Do you have a working Carbon Monoxide detector in your home? Check the batteries on that thing.

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          Israel;s shitbitch with a dirty asshole says what?

          Oh that’s right, we don’t care what you think.

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            23 hours ago

            Love the royal “we” when you’re getting downvoted.

            Seriously though, you talk like a person with inadequate oxygen to the brain. My previous suggestion stands.

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          2 days ago

          Why the cordinated respneses? Are you Isreal? Or some other organized assholes? Fuck you regardless, is what I would say learning you are a tool of so rich cocksuckers.