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Plumber, dentist praised as heroes in FlyDubai flight

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

JERUSALEM -- A dentist and other passengers wrestled with a violent copilot. A plumber seized the controls as the plane plunged towards the desert. And the captain, despite being stabbed, managed to open the cockpit door -- helping save all 182 people aboard the Israel-bound flight.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    A plumber, a dentist and others are being hailed as heroes after a dramatic incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The copilot attacked the captain, causing chaos as the plane plunged. Passengers rushed to the cockpit.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Plumber, dentist praised as heroes in FlyDubai flight (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    JERUSALEM -- A dentist and other passengers wrestled with a violent copilot. A plumber seized the controls as the plane plunged towards the desert. And the captain, despite being stabbed, managed to open the cockpit door -- helping save all 182 people aboard the Israel-bound flight.

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