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UAE official says flydubai attack 'terrorist act' as he praises pilot
DUBAI: A senior UAE official said Friday that the incident aboard a flydubai flight to Israel this week was a “terrorist act”, praising the captain who helped stop the plane from crashing after he was attacked by his co-pilot. Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on X that Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, was a “true hero” and deserved “every appreciation”. “In confronting a serious terrorist act and a potential disaster, he embodied the true meaning of courage and responsibility,” Gargash said. The aircraft carrying 174 people was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia afte...
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