Fly Dubai 737 MAX incident: co‑pilot attempted crash, passengers intervene
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- A co‑pilot on Fly Dubai flight 1073, identified as an Omani Islamist, tried to kill the captain and crash the Boeing 737 MAX carrying 170 Israelis.
- The captain, despite severe injuries, unlocked the cockpit door, enabling passengers to overpower the co‑pilot, and the aircraft sustained heavy damage during the attempted crash; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the event as an Islamist terrorist attack.
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