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  "id": 11419749,
  "title": "Indian flydubai pilot opened cockpit door to save passengers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indian-flydubai-pilot-opened-cockpit-door-to-save-passengers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/indian-flydubai-pilot-opened-cockpit-door-save-passengers"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar knew he had to act quickly after an alleged in-flight attack by his co-pilot, opening the cockpit door in a \"last push\" to get help and avert disaster, he said Friday. \"I was trying to save my own life, but I knew I could not let all those people die,\" Machchhar said during a call from his hospital bed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Govt to deliberate on advisory for Indian airlines after flydubai cockpit stabbing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/govt-to-deliberate-on-advisory-for-indian-airlines-after-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:20:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "I wasn't going to let others die, says Indian pilot who opened cockpit door during attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-wasnt-going-to-let-others-die-says-indian-pilot-who-opened-cockpit",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:42:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-indian-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:49:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-indian-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-11399093",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:31:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-indian-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-11399112",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:31:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-indian-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-11407412",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:36:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Anwar Gargash praises Indian flydubai pilot for courage during security incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/anwar-gargash-praises-indian-flydubai-pilot-for-courage-during",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:35:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "I wasn’t going to let others die, says Indian pilot who opened cockpit door during attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-wasnt-going-to-let-others-die-says-indian-pilot-who-opened-cockpit-11432104",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:01:34.000Z"
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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."
}