Indian Pilot Hailed Hero After Mid-Air Cockpit Stabbing
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Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian Flydubai pilot, was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv but managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. World leaders including Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump hailed him as a hero for saving all 174 people aboard.
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