{
  "id": 12173189,
  "title": "Flydubai Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned Tel Aviv crash before hiring by airline: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flydubai-omani-co-pilot-hamam-al-hammami-planned-tel-aviv-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:48:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/flydubai-fz1073-copilot-planned-tel-aviv-crash-before-hiring-israeli-officials-smit-machchhar-10907748/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Flydubai flight FZ1073's co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, allegedly planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport before being hired by the airline, according to Israeli officials. Al-Hammami, an Omani national, allegedly attempted to crash the flight in a midair cockpit brawl, during which he allegedly stabbed the Indian pilot, Smit Machchhar. The plane took off from Dubai with 174 passengers and six crew members. The co-pilot had also allegedly attempted to hijack and crash an earlier Israel-bound flight in 2026, but chose not to. The incident remains under investigation by the UAE, with Israeli and Saudi authorities participating.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flydubai-attacker-intended-to-crash-plane-into-tel-aviv-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:53:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned to target Tel Aviv skyscraper or Ben-Gurion Airport — report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-to-target-tel-aviv-skyscraper-or-ben-gurion",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-to-crash-plane-into-tel-aviv-airport-or",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:34:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Israeli officials say FlyDubai co-pilot planned attack before joining airline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/israeli-officials-say-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-attack-before-joining",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:53:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "FlyDubai suspected attacker intended to crash into Tel Aviv airport, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flydubai-suspected-attacker-intended-to-crash-into-tel-aviv-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:41:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Hero passengers on the terrifying FlyDubai flight detail how they saved the plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/hero-passengers-on-the-terrifying-flydubai-flight-detail-how-they",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:54:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}