Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Mid-Air 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 despite severe injuries. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker and safely diverted the plane to Saudi Arabia, saving all 174 people on board.
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