Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk after cockpit stabbing
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- On September 30, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was attacked in the cockpit when the co‑pilot stabbed the captain, Smit Machchhar.
- The aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX, dropped about 16,000‑17,000 feet in roughly two minutes before climbing again and landing safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where all passengers and crew disembarked; sources differ on the number aboard, reporting 150, 174, 180 or more than 170 people, and note that cabin crew, passengers and two off‑duty pilots subdued the attacker.
- UAE authorities are investigating the incident as a terrorist act and the co‑pilot, Omani Hamam al‑Hammami, has been identified as the attacker.
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