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Indian Pilot Stabbed by Co-Pilot on Flydubai Flight to Israel
How 18 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, English, Russian, Arabic) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By תהילה צ'קול
What happened
An Indian pilot, Smit Machchhar, was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. Machchhar fought back and alerted others, allowing off-duty pilots to land the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.
- 01Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight.
- 02Machchhar fought back and alerted crew and passengers to the attack.
- 03Off-duty pilots took control and landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.
- 04The flight was en route to Israel when the incident occurred.
- 05Investigations into the co-pilot's motives are ongoing.
Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.
The coverage
18 newsrooms on this story
How it broke
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