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Pilot Stabbed in Cockpit Recalls Past Warning About Crew's Role
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, English) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By תהילה צ'קול
What happened
An Indian pilot, Smith Machacher, who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a flight to Israel, had previously spoken about the importance of flight crews in emergencies. The crew and passengers intervened to save him after the attack, enabling an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 01Pilot Smith Machacher was stabbed by his co-pilot on a flight to Israel.
- 02Machacher had previously highlighted the crucial role of flight crews in emergencies.
- 03Crew members and passengers intervened to save the pilot after the attack.
- 04The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 05Machacher is hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
- 06A relief flight carrying Israeli passengers landed safely in Israel.
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