# FlyDubai captain reveals new details of alleged hijacking attempt

https://mins.news/en/video/107473

- Fox News, 2026-10-20 07:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPmZBILcSHc

> Fox News foreign correspondent Jeff Paul reports on an alleged hijacking attempt aboard a FlyDubai flight, in which a co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an axe.

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