WorldPingCaptain Smit Machchhar faced serious injuries from his co-pilot during the flight's crisis situation.
The co-pilot attacked him with an axe, resulting in a skull fracture that required emergency surgery.
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WorldPingBritish police said they had made a seventh arrest in a murky plot that may have targeted a U.K. airbase.
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WorldPingA seventh man was arrested Tuesday over a major incident last month at a British military airbase used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran, police said.
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Yemeni forces are trying to reverse Houthi gains, aided by heavier air power and renewed international support.
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A 22-year-old British national was detained in connection with the allegedly Iranian-backed plot.
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