Indian pilot who stopped hijacking of FlyDubai aircraft gives account of what happened in cockpit
Captain Smit Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he had been stabbed repeatedly, but crawled to the cockpit door to pop the latch, allowing Israelis aboard the flight to stop the attack.
Republican Ledger staff · 8:00 PM ET
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Captain Smit Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he had been stabbed repeatedly, but crawled to the cockpit door to pop the latch, allowing Israelis aboard the flight to stop the attack.
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