Captain Smit Machchhar undergoes emergency surgery after cockpit axe attack in Saudi Arabi
- Indian pilot Smit Machchhar suffered a skull fracture after his co-pilot attacked him with the cockpit’s crash axe.
- Machchhar was seriously injured and lost significant blood after being struck during the flight.
- Despite his injuries, he managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker.
- After the flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, doctors performed emergency surgery to reconstruct part of his skull.
Source: ndtv.com
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