Indian pilot recounts Flydubai cockpit stabbing to PM Modi
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Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv, recounted the harrowing attack in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite serious injuries, Machchhar opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker and safely divert the flight to Saudi Arabia.
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