‘Saved another 9/11 from happening’: PM Modi hails Captain Smit Machchar at UPSC event

Captain Machchar was injured on Wednesday after his co-pilot allegedly attacked him with a knife when the flight was on its way to Tel Aviv from Dubai. He reportedly fought the co-pilot, who reportedly tried to damage the plane’s systems.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Flydubai Airlines Pilot Captain Smit Machchar for saving 174 lives after he was attacked inside the cockpit. He also requested countrymen to pray for his quick recovery. Captain Machchar was injured on Wednesday after his co-pilot allegedly attacked him when the flight was on its way to Tel Aviv from Dubai.

He reportedly fought the co-pilot, who reportedly tried to damage the plane’s systems.  Addressing the........

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