Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Attack
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Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv but managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. The plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia, and leaders including PM Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump praised Machchhar as a hero.
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