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Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probe

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says pilots were returned to the UAE with an Emirati security team.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:53:16 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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  4. US and Australia suspend diplomatic operations in Brazil before election

  5. FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns

  6. More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane

  7. How an Omani flagged for extremism ended up piloting a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet

Sources

The original report was published by Al Jazeera. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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