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Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Hindu
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What happened

It was not clear what motivated the attack.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi Arabia arrested the copilot…

Key facts

  • Reported by The Hindu and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:26:51 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Netanyahu calls stabbed Indian pilot a hero; Flydubai halts Israel flights

  2. Captain Machchhar: The Mumbai pilot who emerged as the hero of flydubai flight

  3. 'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job'

  4. What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel

  5. ‘Religious extremist’: What we know about Omani co-pilot who attacked flydubai captain

  6. Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

  7. Too early to say who was behind Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack, Israeli PM says

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