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Hail the heroes who stopped a terrorist pilot from committing a 9/11-style attack

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Hooray for the brave pilot, passengers and crew of Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai 1073 who foiled its co-pilot’s evil attempt to murder his captain and — in all likelihood — crash the plane into an Israeli city or monument, killing everyone aboard.

The maniac’s strike right after the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and a few days before the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 slaughter was an obvious terror attack, likely inspired by pro-Hamas or Islamist sympathies.

We know that the co-pilot stabbed pilot Smit Machchhar (an Indian national), who despite serious wounds managed to open the cabin door, alerting crew and passengers.

As the plane entered a tailspin, plummeting 15,000 feet in just two minutes, a crewmember and passenger........

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