Top UAE official calls flydubai attack 'terrorist act', praises Indian pilot

UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on Friday called the attack aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 a terrorist act. "Indian pilot...Smit Machchhar deserves every bit of appreciation, for he embodied the meaning of courage and responsibility in the face of a dangerous terrorist act and a potential disaster," Gargash said on X. Machchhar was seriously injured while confronting the attacker.