The incident has left people shocked across the country. Amid this, presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on Friday called the alleged attack aboard the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv a “terrorist act”. He also praised the Indian captain , who was attacked by his co-pilot during an alleged attempt to crash the aeroplane.
Gargash on X said that Captain Smit Machchhar was a “true hero” and deserved “every appreciation, for in confronting a serious terrorist act and a potential disaster, he embodied the true meaning of courage and responsibility”.
(this is a developing story)
