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Who is Capt. Smit, Machchhar, the pilot of the Flydubai flight?

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Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds officials say he suffered when his co-pilot attacked him on an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight from the UAE. Here is what we know about Machchhar.

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