{
  "id": 11428719,
  "title": "UAE terms FlyDubai flight incident a ‘terrorist act’, praises pilot Smit Machchhar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uae-terms-flydubai-flight-incident-a-terrorist-act-praises-pilot-smit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:30:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/uae-terms-flydubai-flight-incident-a-terrorist-act-praises-pilot-smit-machchhar-11790939811980.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Recently, a FlyDubai flight experienced a mid-air crisis while travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot of the flight attacked Indian captain Smit Machchhar in an alleged attempt to crash the flight carrying more than 170 passengers.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Senior UAE adviser labels flydubai incident 'terrorist act'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/senior-uae-adviser-labels-flydubai-incident-terrorist-act",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:00:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Flydubai Mid-Air Incident A ‘Terrorist Act’, UAE Official Says; Praises Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-mid-air-incident-a-terrorist-act-uae-official-says-praises",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:14:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}