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Swift actions of Smit Machchhar allowed passengers and off-duty pilots to subdue attacker and land plane safely
Israeli prime minister thanks Captain Smit Machchhar for saving the lives of 174 people on board Tel Aviv-bound flight.
A Flydubai service from the UAE to Israel made an emergency landing after the copilot stabbed the captain. Eyewitnesses said he attempted to crash the plane before he was subdued by passengers.