WorldFlydubai pilot ‘stabbed or hit with an axe’ during hijack attempt

Name: Flydubai pilot ‘stabbed or hit with an axe’ during hijack attempt
Uploaded: 2026-10-01T14:58:49.000Z
Description: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Captain Smit Machchhar was “stabbed or hit with an axe” after the co-pilot allegedly attacked him aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The weapon has not been identified, though some reports suggest it may have been the aircraft’s cockpit crash axe.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Captain Smit Machchhar was “stabbed or hit with an axe” after the co-pilot allegedly attacked him aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The weapon has not been identified, though some reports suggest it may have been the aircraft’s cockpit crash axe.

CNN 2026-10-01 14:58