{
  "id": 11195052,
  "title": "Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of flyDubai flight to Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/investigators-probe-why-co-pilot-stabbed-captain-of-flydubai-flight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:45:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3369475/investigators-probe-why-co-pilot-stabbed-captain-flydubai-flight-israel"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Investigators worked on Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on the FlyDubai plane – which was carrying 174 people, mostly Israelis, from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv – have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the…",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "UAE probes possible 'terror' link in attack on flight to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uae-probes-possible-terror-link-in-attack-on-flight-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "In first statement, UAE orders formation of team to probe flydubai incident, examine possible ‘terror link’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/in-first-statement-uae-orders-formation-of-team-to-probe-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:22:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "UAE probes possible ‘terror’ link in attack on flight to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uae-probes-possible-terror-link-in-attack-on-flight-to-israel-11182229",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:19:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "UAE investigates possible ‘terrorist’ link in attack on flight to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uae-investigates-possible-terrorist-link-in-attack-on-flight-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:46:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}