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Passengers and crew thwart apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel

Passengers and crew subdued a co-pilot who allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and apparently tried to crash flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft, carrying 174 people, diverted safely to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Machchhar was stable in hospital; the suspect was being questioned.