Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Cockpit Stabbing on Flydubai Flight
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Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai jet from Dubai to Tel Aviv but unlocked the cockpit door despite serious injuries. Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker, the plane diverted safely to Saudi Arabia, and world leaders including Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump praised the captain as a hero.
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