NIA launches probe into flydubai pilot stabbing incident
India's National Investigation Agency has registered a case into an attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot stabbed the captain in the cockpit, but Machchhar managed to open the door for assistance. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The case has been filed under anti-hijacking and counter-terrorism laws, with investigation into potential terror conspiracy and lone-wolf angles.
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