{
  "id": 11208426,
  "title": "Flydubai incident: Captain Smit Machchhar stabbed, Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia—what happened? Timeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-incident-captain-smit-machchhar-stabbed-israel-bound-flight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/flydubai-incident-captain-smit-machchhar-stabbed-israel-bound-flight-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-what-happened-timeline-11790854396291.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash a Flydubai flight, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Investigations are ongoing. Captain Smit Machchhar, wounded, managed to assist in restraining the attacker.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after altercation between pilots: What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-after",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:34:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "From IPO boom to standoff: Saudi Arabia’s capital markets ambitions meet a reluctant investor base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/from-ipo-boom-to-standoff-saudi-arabias-capital-markets-ambitions",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:36:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia projects 2027 budget deficit at 3.6% of GDP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/saudi-arabia-projects-2027-budget-deficit-at-3-6-of-gdp",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:36:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia plans $371bn spending in 2027 with $51bn deficit as GDP falls 3.6%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/saudi-arabia-plans-371bn-spending-in-2027-with-51bn-deficit-as-gdp",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:09:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}