Abu Dhabi temple holds prayers for FlyDubai hero pilot

BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi held special prayers and abhishek ceremony for Captain Smit Machchhar, who saved 180 lives during a mid-air cockpit attack on FlyDubai Flight FZ1073. PM Modi called him a national hero. UAE Deputy PM visited him in hospital. The Omani co-pilot allegedly planned to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.