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I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi
02 Oct 2026, 07:14 UTC · 3 independent sources
🚨 INDIAN PILOT DESCRIBES MID-AIR ATTACK
Capt Smit Machchhar was stabbed on the Israel-bound flight.
He described how he fought to open the cockpit door.
He said he “could not let people die.”
Source: Sky News, BBC #Indianpilot #Modi #plane #cockpitdoor
Sources
- BBC
I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi
- Sky News
Flydubai captain says he fought to open cockpit door while still being attacked
- The Independent
Indian pilot hero tells of FlyDubai cockpit horror attack: 'I had so many wounds'
