The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack, and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday.
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Smit Machchhar spoke to Modi from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, saying that though he was injured, he knew he had to help, otherwise passengers would lose their lives
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