‘He’s a hero’: Friend on pilot stabbed in cockpit attack

Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv by his Omani co-pilot on Wednesday morning.

Passengers described how Captain Smit managed to open the cockpit door to let them in to confront the attacker and stabilise the plane.

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has confirmed he remains in a stable condition.