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Flight attendant saves 174 people on Israel-bound flight
Original: vliegtuig
A flight attendant on a flight to Israel is being credited with saving 174 people after unlocking the cockpit door despite being seriously injured. According to AD.nl, Smit Machchhar managed to open the door while wounded, allowing help to reach the crew during an emergency in the air. The story is drawing attention in the Netherlands for its depiction of quick thinking under extreme circumstances.
Why now: A dramatic story of a crew member heroically saving 174 passengers despite serious injury is circulating widely.
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Evidence
- Live mogelijke kaping | Netanyahu looft 'helden' in vliegtuig: 'Veel levens gered' · NU
- Smit Machchhar ontgrendelde zwaargewond de cockpitdeur en redde 174 mensen op vlucht naar Israël · AD.nl
- Hoe Israëliërs terreurpiloot overmeesterden · Reformatorisch Dagblad
- ‘We hebben hem uit de cockpit gehaald’: zo overmeesterden passagiers copiloot die vliegtuig wilde laten crashen · AD.nl
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