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PM Modi's call means everything: Pilot Smit Machhar's wife Sonal expresses pain after cockpit attack.
- •Sonal Machhar, wife of pilot Smit Machhar, spoke about prayers and PM Modi's call after the Flydubai cockpit attack.
- •Sonal told CNN News18 that the entire country is praying for Smit's recovery; PM Modi spoke to Smit via video call on Friday.
- •The Tel Aviv-bound flight had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the cockpit attack.
- •Sonal stated PM Modi's call means everything to her family, questioning which world leader would do this for an ordinary citizen.
- •Captain Smit Machhar is hailed as a hero in India and Israel; he is recovering rapidly in a Dubai hospital.
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A sudden struggle broke out between attackers and the pilot inside the cockpit of the Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight, forcing the aircraft to divert and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Captain Smit Machhar showed immense presence of mind by opening the cockpit door despite being seriously injured, allowing others to subdue the attacker.
Sonal Machhar, the wife of Captain Smit Machhar, expressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal video call meant everything to her family and described it as a very sensitive gesture. She noted that few prime ministers in the world would do such a thing for an ordinary citizen, leaving her family deeply grateful.
Captain Smit Machhar is currently admitted to a hospital in Dubai where he is undergoing medical treatment and recovering rapidly from the serious injuries he sustained during the cockpit attack incident.
