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Fresh Details Reveal Brutal Injuries Sustained by Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:18
Fresh Details Reveal Brutal Injuries Sustained by Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar
- •Fresh medical reports reveal that Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar suffered a skull fracture and severe head and hand injuries during an in-flight attack.
- •The assault was carried out by the aircraft's Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, using an axe inside the cockpit.
- •Sources indicate the attack was extremely severe, suggesting an intent to seriously maim or kill the captain in control of the plane.
- •The blow from the attack impacted Captain Machchhar's optic nerves, resulting in damaged vision.
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Captain Smit Machchhar suffered a skull fracture along with serious injuries to his head and hand during the axe attack by the co-pilot, which also impacted his optic nerves and vision.
The co-pilot involved in the attack was Hamam al-Hammami, who used an axe to assault the captain while in the cockpit.
The Omani co-pilot used an axe to carry out the severe assault against Captain Machchhar inside the aircraft cockpit.
