{"id":384219,"date":"2026-10-02T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/flydubai-pilot-tells-indian-prime-minister-modi-that-he-couldnt-let-anyone-die\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:00:43","slug":"flydubai-pilot-tells-indian-prime-minister-modi-that-he-couldnt-let-anyone-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/flydubai-pilot-tells-indian-prime-minister-modi-that-he-couldnt-let-anyone-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Flydubai pilot tells Indian prime minister Modi that he couldn&#8217;t &#8216;let anyone die&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hZZ9hrGND1o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Flydubai pilot tells Indian prime minister Modi that he couldn't 'let anyone die'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hZZ9hrGND1o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>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 <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was fighting for my life\u2019: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/oct\/02\/indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-recalls-flydubai-cockpit-attack?CMP=yt_g\u200bn<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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