Reuters
• Alexander Cornwell, Joanna Plucinska
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was allegedly stabbed by a colleague in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. Machchhar was praised as a hero after helping save passengers; the motive remains unknown.
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