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Indian pilot praised as hero after confronting attacker on flydubai flight

Indian pilot Smit Machhar was hailed as a hero by leaders including Trump and Netanyahu for confronting a co-pilot who attacked him.

3 sources across Hindi

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Medium factuality (mean credibility of the reporting outlets)Latest report 1 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC

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“कौन हैं भारतीय कैप्टन स्मित मच्छार, जिन्हें ट्रंप से लेकर नेतन्याहू कर रहे सलाम - ndtv.in”
“'स्मित मच्छार आप हीरो हैं', PM मोदी ने की फ्लाईदुबई के भारतीय पायलट की तारीफ, ट्रंप, नेतन्याहू ने भी किया 'सैल्यूट' - ndtv.in”

“फ्लाईदुबई फ्लाइट: भारत के कैप्टन स्मित मच्छर ने ऐसा क्या किया, जिन्हें ट्रंप से लेकर नेतन्याहू तक बता रहे हैं हीरो - BBC”

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