Omani Muslim terrorist co-pilot trys to take down Flydubai's flight FZ1073 a Boeing 737 Max jet with 174 Jews on board headed to Israel

Omani Muslim terrorist co-pilot trys to take down Flydubai's flight FZ1073 a Boeing 737 Max jet with 174 people on board headed to Israel, with PM Netanyahu saying "almost all" passengers were Israeli. Flydubai's flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates at 03:05 GMT (07:05 local time) en route to Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel.

The stabbed pilot, identified as Indian national Capt Smit Machchhar, was taken to hospital after the flight landed and later called a "hero" by the Israeli prime minister. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has called the incident an "attempted jihadist terror attack" He said an Israeli passenger told him "the plane went into a spin and began to descend" before the passenger and a crew member broke into the cockpit and overpowered the "pilot who had carried out the stabbing".

The plane was diverted to Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia and touched down at 06:58, according to location data. The stabbed pilot, who is in a stable condition according to the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia, was later identified as Indian national Capt Smit Machchhar.

Paying tribute to Machchhar, Netanyahu hailed him as a "true hero" and said "he saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals". Zvika Meness, another passenger, told Israeli public broadcaster Kan News that he and other passengers tied the attacker up "with his own zip ties and with the multimedia headphones".

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