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Indian pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight
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An Indian pilot was stabbed while working on a flight bound for Israel, and the BBC reports on the identity of the pilot, who is being described as a hero. The incident has drawn attention in India, Britain and Israel, with many asking who the pilot is and how the attack unfolded aboard the aircraft.
Why now: Reports of a stabbing on an Israel-bound flight and the pilot being hailed a hero are drawing widespread curiosity and concern.
Evidence
- Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot · Reuters
- Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel · AP News
- Pilot on Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai 'prevented another 9/11,' Netanyahu says · Fox News
- How a bleeding pilot, plumber and spare crew averted a plane crash · USA Today
- Co-pilot in flight stabbing had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu · The Guardian
- ‘Hero’ pilot, plumber and dentist among those who saved flydubai flight to Israel · The Guardian
- Who is the 'hero' Indian pilot who was stabbed on Israel-bound flight? · BBC
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