{
  "id": 11279634,
  "title": "Saudi Interior ministry: Flydubai co-pilot assaulted captain; both transferred to Abu Dhabi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/saudi-interior-ministry-flydubai-co-pilot-assaulted-captain-both",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665038/saudi-arabia/saudi-interior-ministry-flydubai-co-pilot-assaulted-captain-both-transferred-to-abu-dhabi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that the co-pilot of the Flydubai aircraft, which made an emergency landing in Tabuk on Wednesday morning, assaulted the captain, leaving both men injured. After their conditions improved and doctors cleared them to travel, both the pilot and the co-pilot have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates. “Following medical clearance,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Flydubai FZ1073: Co-pilot assaulted captain, Saudi preliminary investigation finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-fz1073-co-pilot-assaulted-captain-saudi-preliminary",
        "published": "2026-10-01T19:19:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-co-pilot-assaulted-captain-before-landing-initial-saudi-probe",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:53:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}