Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing
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Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying for Flydubai, 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 and safely divert the plane to Saudi Arabia. Recovering in hospital, he recounted the ordeal to Indian PM Narendra Modi and was praised as a hero by world leaders including Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump.
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