新德里 — 据目击者和以色列当局称，周三，一名印度籍航空公司机长在驾驶阿联酋航空子公司 Flydubai 的一架航班时，遭副机长刺伤，对方疑似企图撞机；机长为挫败这场灾难所采取的行动赢得了世界领导人的赞誉。
NEW DELHI — An Indian airline captain was at the controls of a Flydubai flight Wednesday when a copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane , with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders.
来自印度金融中心孟买的机长 Smit Machchhar 受重伤，当时乘客冲进驾驶舱制服了袭击者，而这架波音 737 客机正急剧下降。
Capt. Smit Machchhar, who hails from India’s financial capital Mumbai, was seriously injured as passengers rushed into the cockpit and restrained the attacker while the Boeing 737 descended sharply, according to witnesses and Israeli authorities.
这架载有 174 人、从阿联酋迪拜飞往以色列特拉维夫的航班，在沙特阿拉伯西北部的塔布克紧急降落。
The flight carrying 174 people from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel , made an emergency landing in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
印度驻利雅得大使馆周三晚间表示，Machchhar 已被送往医院，情况稳定，并补充说大使馆官员正在与其家属和沙特当局保持联系。
Machchhar was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said late Wednesday, adding that embassy officials were in contact with his family and Saudi authorities.
印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪周四称 Machchhar 为“英雄”。“面对极度危险，尽管身受重伤，他表现出了巨大的勇气和保护他人生命的坚定决心。他的英勇行为帮助挽救了数百条生命，避免了一场巨大的悲剧，”莫迪在社交媒体上写道。
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Machchhar a “hero.”“In the face of the gravest danger and despite being seriously injured, he showed immense courage and an unwavering resolve to protect the lives of others. His valor helped save hundreds of lives and avert a great tragedy,” Modi wrote on Little is publicly known about Machchhar, but according to his LinkedIn profile, he has worked for Flydubai for about four years. Before joining the airline, he spent 11 years with SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, where he served as a senior commander and line training captain.
关于 Machchhar 公开所知甚少，但据其领英档案显示，他已在 Flydubai 工作约四年。加入该航空公司前，他在印度廉价航空公司香料航空任职 11 年，曾担任高级机长和航线训练机长。根据档案，他累计飞行时长超过 9750 小时。
He has logged more than 9,750 flying hours, according to the profile.
以色列当局紧急升空战斗机，以防万一发生劫机事件。以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡表示，袭击者是阿曼公民，已在沙特阿拉伯被捕并接受审讯。其动机目前尚不清楚。
Israeli authorities scrambled fighter jets in case of a possible hijacking. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia and undergoing interrogation there. His motive was not immediately clear.
内塔尼亚胡在 X（原推特平台）上发文，赞扬了马查尔的“非凡勇气”。他写道：这名受伤的机长在被刺后仍奋力反抗，打开了驾驶舱门，并协助乘客和机组人员制服了袭击者，从而避免了一场“可能造成灾难性后果的空中事故”。内塔尼亚胡还表示：“他拯救了174人的生命，其中包括以色列公民和其他国家的公民。”
Netanyahu praised Machchhar’s “extraordinary bravery” in a post on X, saying the wounded captain fought back after being stabbed, opened the cockpit door and helped passengers and crew overpower the attacker, preventing what Netanyahu described as a “catastrophic midair disaster.”“He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals,” Netanyahu wrote.