Hero Indian Pilot Stabbed by Co-Pilot on Flydubai Flight
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Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai plane heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Despite serious injuries, he opened the cockpit door so passengers could subdue the attacker, saving 174 people on board.
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