15 days ago · Israel
Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of flyDubai flight to Israel

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 12:45 UTC. The headline in use is “Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of flyDubai flight to Israel”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Investigators worked on Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on the FlyDubai plane – which was carrying 174 people, mostly Israelis, from the United Arab…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of flyDubai flight to Israel
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- South China Morning PostInvestigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of flyDubai flight to Israel