{
  "id": 11204586,
  "title": "Flydubai Flight FZ1073 Stabbing: First Image Of Omani Co-Pilot Accused Of Stabbing Capt. Smit Machchhar Emerges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-flight-fz1073-stabbing-first-image-of-omani-co-pilot-accused",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:51:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/flydubai-flight-fz1073-stabbing-first-image-of-omani-co-pilot-accused-of-stabbing-capt-smit-machchhar-emerges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Flydubai flight FZ1073 experienced a mid-air confrontation resulting in the Omani co-pilot being accused of stabbing the captain, Capt. Smit Machchhar, while the aircraft was in the air. The incident forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The newly emerged image shows blood on the Omani co-pilot's face, possibly from the physical struggle. Indian pilot Captain Machchhar was stabbed during the incident. Authorities are conducting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack.",
  "summary": "The first image of the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, acquired by NDTV, has emerged following a mid-air confrontation that forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The co-pilot launched an attack on Captain Smit Machchhar while the aircraft was in the air, triggering a tense situation inside the cockpit. Crew…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Flydubai Flight FZ1073 Stabbing: Grok's 'Extremely Bad' Translation Turns Captain Smit Machchhar Into 'Captain Mosquito Smith'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-flight-fz1073-stabbing-groks-extremely-bad-translation-turns",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:02:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}