{
  "id": 11137844,
  "title": "'What A Hero': Israelis Hail Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar After Flydubai Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/what-a-hero-israelis-hail-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-after-flydubai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/what-a-hero-israelis-hail-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-after-flydubai-attack"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been praised by Israelis after he helped respond to an attack on board a flydubai flight, with passengers describing his actions as an important part of efforts to bring the situation under control. Israeli social media has been flooded with messages of gratitude for Indian pilot Smit Machchhar after his actions during a dramatic flydubai mid-air emergency were…",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Captain Smit Machchhar Is A HERO': PM Narendra Modi Hails Indian Flydubai Pilot For His Courage In Averting Major Mid-Air Tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/captain-smit-machchhar-is-a-hero-pm-narendra-modi-hails-indian",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:21:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Who is Smit Machchhar? ‘Hero’ Indian pilot who thwarted flydubai flight crash attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/who-is-smit-machchhar-hero-indian-pilot-who-thwarted-flydubai-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:47:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Indian PM hails 'hero' Flydubai pilot for averting disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-pm-hails-hero-flydubai-pilot-for-averting-disaster",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:32:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indian PM hails ‘hero’ flydubai pilot for averting disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-pm-hails-hero-flydubai-pilot-for-averting-disaster-11131297",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Who is Captain Smit Machchhar? Dubai-based flydubai pilot hailed as hero after cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/who-is-captain-smit-machchhar-dubai-based-flydubai-pilot-hailed-as",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:59:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}