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Netanyahu Warns of 'Very Heavy Price' if Any Country Found to Be Behind FlyDubai Incident

  • A FlyDubai flight carrying 174 people diverted to Saudi Arabia on Thursday after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot during the flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel.
  • Authorities in the UAE are investigating the incident as a "terrorist act," with officials claiming the co-pilot underwent Islamist radicalisation and transferring both pilots to determine the motive.
  • Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash hailed pilot Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, as a "true hero," stating he "embodied the true meaning of courage and responsibility" in stopping the disaster.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the incident, while President Donald Trump said Thursday he was "hearing" Iran was involved.
  • While Netanyahu did not identify any country as a culprit, Israel and the United States have long accused Iran of backing attacks, though authorities have yet to provide evidence linking the country to this incident.
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According to Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, investigations into the flight of Flydubai to Tel Aviv and which had to land in Saudi Arabia revealed that the pilot "had begun to carry out a terrorist act".

·Warsaw, Poland
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Flydubai, who had landed on an emergency basis as a result of an attack on a crew commander, remains for a fourth day at the airport of Saudi town Tabuk. Flydubai, an aircraft from Saudi Arabia, who had landed on 30 September following a fight by pilots, is still at Tanuka airport. This was reported by a TASS source in the Middle East air traffic control services. "The aircraft on board the incident in the pilot's cabin and, for that reason, who…

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The investigation found that the first officer had used the emergency axe to attack the pilot, speaking of a "terrorist act"

·Montreal, Canada
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On Saturday, 3 October, the UAE Attorney General announced that the co-pilot of the flydubai flight to Israel was planning a "terrorist act". On Wednesday morning from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the plane carrying 174 people had been diverted to Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia as a matter of urgency. - Flydubai flight diverted: the co-pilot was planning a "terrorist act", says the UAE Prosecutor (International).

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Gazeta broke the news in Poland on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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