{"id":383981,"date":"2026-10-01T22:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hes-a-hero-friend-on-pilot-stabbed-in-cockpit-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:00:33","slug":"hes-a-hero-friend-on-pilot-stabbed-in-cockpit-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hes-a-hero-friend-on-pilot-stabbed-in-cockpit-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s a hero\u2019: Friend on pilot stabbed in cockpit attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Yo-RxSJFL84\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018He\u2019s a hero\u2019: Friend on pilot stabbed in cockpit attack\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yo-RxSJFL84\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv by his Omani co-pilot on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers described how Captain Smit managed to open the cockpit door to let them in to confront the attacker and stabilise the plane.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has confirmed he remains in a stable condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv by his Omani co-pilot on Wednesday morning. 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