Flydubai captain reports video calls with Israeli and Indian leaders before cockpit attack
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- Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar said he held a video call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 3 October and a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi one day earlier.
- During the flight, co‑pilot Hamam al‑Hammami prayed, then struck the captain with a blow to the back of the head, after which the captain felt the aircraft descending rapidly and tried to open the cockpit door but believed it was closed; al‑Hammami, a 29‑year‑old Omani citizen born in the UAE to an Omani father and Syrian mother, used a knife in the attack and attempted to seize control of the aircraft.
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