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The pilot being hailed as a hero after Flydubai attack

The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his copilot and helped avert disaster aboard a Flydubai flight heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero. Here’s what we know about Captain Smit Machchhar.

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The pilot being hailed as a hero after Flydubai attack
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<p>Aboard Flydubai flight 1073 passengers recall the terrifying ordeal on what happened aboard the plane before passengers and off-duty pilots intervened. CNN's Pete Muntean reports. </p>
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<p>Nic Robertson explains how Israel might join the investigation into the mid-flight scare on the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv yesterday. The pilot's motive for allegedly attacking his colleague remains unknown, though Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed the incident was an act of sabotage. </p>
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