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Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv skyscraper, engine shutdown suspected: Report
Machchhar initially believed that a broken component of the aircraft had hit him. He soon realised that he was being deliberately attacked.

October 5, 2026

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Al-Qaeda invokes flydubai attack, demands 9/11-style strikes on US and Israeli planes
A pro-Al-Qaeda publication has invoked 9/11 and the September 30 flydubai cockpit attack while urging copycat attacks on aircraft carrying Americans and Israelis.

October 4, 2026 at 10:18AM

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'He got up to pray, then attacked from behind with an axe': Hero pilot Smit Machchhar recounts terrifying flydubai cockpit attack
Captain Smit Machchhar recalls how he fought back after his co-pilot attacked him aboard Flydubai FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

October 4, 2026 at 08:39AM

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Trump says Iran faces 'easy way or hard way' as rial sinks to record low
Trump says he will decide on Iran as Tehran faces a record-low rial, wider US sanctions and a new economic management plan.

October 4, 2026 at 06:39AM

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Iran claims Netanyahu, UAE President plotted flydubai 'false flag' operation; Israel denies charge as anti-semitic
Iran has accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed of plotting the flydubai cockpit incident as a “false flag” operation, while Israel rejected the conspiracy claims and Trump suggested a possible Iranian link is being investigated.

October 2, 2026 at 01:44PM

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5.44 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region; no immediate damage reported
A 5.44-magnitude earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region at a shallow depth of 10 km. Read for details on tremors and tectonic activity.  

October 1, 2026 at 12:08PM

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‘We didn't think we'd survive’: Screams, blood and chaos thousands of feet above ground – passengers narrate flydubai horror
Passengers described a violent cockpit incident that sent the aircraft into a rapid descent. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency signals were activated, with all 180 people on board later accounted for.

September 30, 2026 at 04:23PM

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