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Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probe

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Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says pilots were returned to the UAE with an Emirati security team.

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Published: Oct 1, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 2, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC

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Saudi Arabia has handed the Omani co-pilot in the flydubai cockpit assault case to the UAE. Investigators are examining the attack on Captain Smit Machchhar and whether there was an attempt to crash the plane.

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Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)

Government ministry of Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Interior is one of the governmental bodies of Saudi Arabia responsible for national security, naturalization, immigration, and customs in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1926 by King Abdulaziz, but the organization was reformed in 1951 when the combined ministerial body covering financial and interior affairs were separated. The current minister of interior, Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud, has been in office since 21 June 2017.

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Initial probe finds Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before emergency landing in Saudi ArabiaAnadolu AjansıTürkiye13 hr. ago
Israel's Netanyahu: Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrinationreuters.comUnited Kingdom23 hr. ago
Incident on flydubai FZ1073: Initial Saudi probe says co-pilot assaulted captainGulf Business6 hr. ago
Flydubai co-pilot assaulted captain before emergency landing, probe findsLatest news from AzerbaijanAzerbaijan13 hr. ago
Omani co-pilot handed over to UAE as flydubai cockpit attack probe widensIndia TodayIndia12 hr. ago
flydubai incident: Saudi Arabia fails to find co-pilot's motive, Oman steps intheweek.inIndia3 hr. ago
Initial probe indicates flydubai pilot was assaulted by co-pilot: Saudi ministryKhaleej Times14 hr. ago
KSA: Saudi probe indicates flydubai co-pilot assaulted captain, interior ministry saysGDNOnline12 hr. ago
Saudi Arabia says Flydubai captain was assaulted by first officer before emergency landing in TabukArab Times Kuwait News13 hr. ago
FlyDubai co-pilot stabbed captain, tried to crash flight to Israel after "radical indoctrination," Netanyahu saysCBS NewsUnited States17 hr. ago
Trump claims Iran may be linked to co-pilot in flydubai plane attackDaily Sabah14 hr. ago
Pilot of flydubai plane who fought off 'terrorist' first officer on Israel-bound flight ID'd as Indian nationalNew York Post36 hr. ago

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