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Indian Pilot Injured in Flydubai Attack Hailed as Hero
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By i24NEWS
What happened
A Flydubai pilot, Captain Smit Mahar, was seriously injured when his co-pilot allegedly attacked him on a flight to Tel Aviv. Mahar's bravery in opening the cockpit door allowed passengers to subdue the attacker, preventing a potential disaster.
- 01Indian pilot Smit Mahar injured in co-pilot attack on Flydubai flight.
- 02Mahar's actions allowed passengers to subdue the assailant.
- 03Prime Minister Netanyahu called Mahar a hero for preventing disaster.
- 04The flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 05Mahar is hospitalized in stable condition.
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