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Indian pilot identified in Flydubai cockpit stabbing
Original: JUST IN: Flydubai pilot who was stabbed by his "terrorist" co-pilot as he tried to take control of the plane bound for I
The Flydubai pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot as the man allegedly tried to take control of a flight bound for Israel has been identified as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national. The co-pilot is described as a suspected terrorist, and the pilot's intervention reportedly prevented him from seizing the aircraft. The story is drawing wide attention in India and beyond.
Why now: The pilot was identified as an Indian national, and the hijack-style attack on a flight to Israel is alarming and dramatic.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 6 snapshots from 7 h ago to 49 min ago.
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- JUST IN: Flydubai pilot who was stabbed by his "terrorist" co-pilot as he tried to take control of the plane bound for Israel identified as Indian national Smit Machchhar. · BRICSinfo · 19.8K
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