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Kikar HaShabbatSecurity

Indian Captain Recounts Harrowing Hijacking, Fear for 170 Lives

By כיכר השבת, יוסי נכטיגל

Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba

ReligiousCharged tone

Hebrew · Sole source

Original"אם לא אדחף דחיפה אחרונה – כולם ימותו": הקברניט ההודי מדבר לראשונה, ומשחזר את רגעי האימה

The story in 3 lines · by baba

  • Captain recounts hijacking, stabbing, and saving 170 passengers.
  • Captain spoke with Indian Prime Minister from hospital.
  • Israel and Emirates in tension over terror motive determination.

Captain Smith Machchar, speaking from his hospital bed, has described the terrifying moments of the hijacking incident. He recounted the stabbing, the dive, and the struggle to save the lives of 170 passengers aboard the vessel. Machchar spoke with the Prime Minister of India about the ordeal.

Meanwhile, tensions have arisen between Israel and the Emirates concerning the determination of a terror motive for the incident.

Read the original at Kikar HaShabbat
Kikar HaShabbatHaredi · Bnei Brak

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