{
  "id": 11400871,
  "title": "Flydubai pilot says he could not let passengers die",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-says-he-could-not-let-passengers-die",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/1002/1593769-pilot-plane-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The pilot who was wounded during an attack by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight earlier this week has said he acted to protect the plane's passengers.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Flydubai pilot 'could not let people die' as he describes fight to open cockpit door",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-could-not-let-people-die-as-he-describes-fight-to-open",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "‘I was fighting for my life’: Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:37:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Flydubai 'hero' pilot says praying gave him courage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-hero-pilot-says-praying-gave-him-courage",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:53:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Was chanting 'Hanuman Chalisa': Pilot Machchhar recounts cockpit fightback to Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/was-chanting-hanuman-chalisa-pilot-machchhar-recounts-cockpit",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}