Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:18am on 02 Oct 2026,Friday International
An Israeli official has claimed that the Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight had posted online about killing Jews and appeared to have been radicalised. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight plunged sharply after the cockpit attack before passengers and crew restrained the co-pilot and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials are investigating whether the incident involved an attempted crash or terrorism, while the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Israel are cooperating. The co-pilot has been transferred from Saudi Arabia to the UAE as investigations continue, and his exact motive has not yet been established. (PC: India Today)
