flydubai incident LIVE: The pilot-in-command of the flydubai flight has been identified as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national

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This screen grab taken from video footage released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office shows Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting a man named Yaniv, describing him as one of the passengers who managed to break into the flydubai aircraft's cockpit.

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Netanyahu praised Indian pilot Capt. Smit Machchar’s bravery in the flydubai incident. Machchar opened the cockpit door saving 174 lives.

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Netanyahu hails Indian pilot for saving 174 lives aboard flydubai plane

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