First look at flydubai attacker pinned to the ground beside bloodied Indian captain

First visuals of the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian captain Smit Machchhar show him pinned beside the bloodied pilot after the mid-air assault. As Machchhar lies injured with an oxygen mask, passengers are seen restraining the attacker and taking control of the aircraft before it lands in Saudi Arabia.Bloodied captain, pinned co-pilot: First visuals from outside the cockpit after flydubai mid-air attackNew Delhi,Oct 1, 2026 22:04 ISTThe first visuals of the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight have emerged, showing him pinned to the floor outside the cockpit as blood stains his uniform, while the injured captain lies nearby with an oxygen mask.In the video, sourced from the Associated Press, Machchhar can be seen lying bloodied on the floor outside the cockpit area with an oxygen mask. One passenger can be heard asking, “How much time we need?” and urging him not to sleep.The co-pilot, whose name has not yet been publicly revealed by authorities, is seen pinned to the ground and wearing the pilot’s uniform.Blood can be seen on his clothing, although it is unclear whether it is his blood or Machchhar’s following their violent struggle, during which the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe. The video also shows Israeli passenger Assaf Rajuan, an insurance agency owner seen with a deep gash bleeding on his forehead, and Yaniv Hayun, an Israeli plumber who was among the first to rush towards the cockpit after suspecting something was amiss.“We managed to keep the attacker neutralised for 50 minutes and land in Saudi Arabia,” Rajuan told Ynet News. Hayun was among those who subdued the co-pilot. He also took control of the aircraft’s levers to prevent it from nosediving, a lesson he said he had picked up from a television show on aviation disasters.Machchhar had managed to open the cockpit door before slumping, allowing passengers to rush inside and intervene.- Ends