{
  "id": 11407697,
  "title": "Wounded FlyDubai captain recounts fight to save passengers, and other Mideast developments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/wounded-flydubai-captain-recounts-fight-to-save-passengers-and-other",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:36:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/02/wounded-flydubai-captain-recounts-fight-to-save-passengers-and-other-mideast-developments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian airline captain recounts harrowing ordeal after being stabbed by co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight. Capt. Smit Machchhar, seriously injured, regained control to save passengers during sharp descent. Aircraft diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia for emergency landing after 182 people on board from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Israeli officials say attacker, Omani national, arrested and undergoing interrogation in Saudi Arabia. Motive unclear. Palestinian candidate withdraws election bid following comments on Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Sami Abou Shehadeh, chairman of Balad party, accused of disqualifying due to editorial not condemning Hamas.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "'I could not let all those people die': Wounded flydubai pilot describes moment he realised plane was going down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-could-not-let-all-those-people-die-wounded-flydubai-pilot-describes",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following FlyDubai attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israel-to-start-repatriation-flights-for-passengers-stranded-in-uae",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:49:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}