14 days ago · India
FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian Prime Minister Modi
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Washington Post World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to India. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian Prime Minister Modi”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, spoke from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, according to a video shared by Narendra Modi.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Washington Post World
FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian prime minister
- Picked up by Washington Post World
FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian Prime Minister Modi
Reported by 1 outlet
- Washington Post