Event Brief
FlyDubai pilot recounts attack to Modi
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 02, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Summary: Indian national Smit Machchhar, a FlyDubai pilot, spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi and described a harrowing attack, according to a video shared by Modi. The description does not specify when or where the attack occurred.
WHO: FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar
WHAT: Machchhar described an attack in a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
WHEN: Oct 02, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
WHERE: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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