{
  "id": 11259199,
  "title": "Flydubai incident: Omani pilot suspected of stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar; what are Oman-Israel ties?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-incident-omani-pilot-suspected-of-stabbing-captain-smit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:32:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/flydubai-incident-omani-pilot-suspected-of-stabbing-captain-smit-machchhar-what-are-oman-israel-ties-11790876667722.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Omani pilot accused of attacking Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar was on an Israel-bound flight, despite Oman having no formal diplomatic ties with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that the attacker had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who is Smit Machchhar, the Indian FlyDubai captain stabbed during mid-air cockpit clash?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/who-is-smit-machchhar-the-indian-flydubai-captain-stabbed-during-mid",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:59:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Indian Flydubai pilot praised after disaster averted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-flydubai-pilot-praised-after-disaster-averted",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:01:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}