# Hero pilot tells India’s Modi about alleged hijacking and other stories

https://mins.news/en/video/84018

- BBC News, 2026-10-02 19:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQPvuTOFIc

> Indian airline captain Smit Machchhar spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed after being stabbed by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him a “true hero” for preventing a “catastrophic mid-air disaster”. The podcast also reports clashes between French student protesters and police over education conditions.

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