New Footage Shows Passenger Intervention on Flydubai Flight After Co-Pilot Attack
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
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- New footage reveals passenger intervention during a Flydubai co-pilot attack.
- An Israeli dentist, Dr. Shota Musayev, played a key role in managing the emergency.
- The injured captain is recovering in Dubai.
- The co-pilot's motives and potential foreign links are under investigation.
- Passengers have returned to Israel after a stopover in Saudi Arabia.
New footage has emerged showing the tense moments aboard a Flydubai flight during an incident where the co-pilot attacked the captain. The video, released by i24NEWS on Thursday evening, depicts the situation outside the locked cockpit shortly after the assault. The footage highlights Dr. Shota Musayev, an Israeli dentist, taking charge of the emergency. Recognizing another pilot was on board, he requested the pilot be summoned to the cockpit before entering himself to assist the injured Indian captain, Smit Machchhar. Captain Machchhar has since been transferred to Dubai for continued medical treatment and is reported to be recovering well. Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar commended Musayev's bravery in an interview with Indian outlet NDTV. The passengers have returned to Israel after spending several hours in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, an investigation into the co-pilot's motives is ongoing in the United Arab Emirates. Emirati sources describe him as an introverted and unsociable individual with a strict Muslim religious life. Investigators are working to determine his exact motivations and any potential links to foreign organizations or states.
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