'Stabbed or hit with axe': Netanyahu details how Indian pilot Smit Machchhar foiled '9/11 style' tragedy TNIE online desk Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 7:23 am (+++++)

'Stabbed or hit with axe': Netanyahu details how Indian pilot Smit Machchhar foiled '9/11 style' tragedy Calling Captain Smit Machchhar's actions a “tremendous act of heroism”, Netanyahu said the pilot's efforts helped prevent what could have been another 9/11-style crash. TNIE online desk Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 7:23 am https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/01/stabbed-or-hit-with-axe-netanyahu-details-how-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-foiled-911-style-tragedy UAE probes possible 'terror' link in attack on flight to Israel Israeli officials have called the incident "an attempted terrorist attack", though in an interview with CBS News, Netanyahu did not rule out the possibility that mental health was to blame. AFP Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 7:34 am https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/01/uae-probes-possible-terror-link-in-attack-on-flight-to-israel Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the attacker was an Omani national and was being interrogated in Saudi Arabia. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/01/attackers-identity-and-motive-remain-unknown-after-flydubai-flight-to-israel-escapes-disaster Associated Press Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 5:04 am Cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai plane to Tel Aviv puts crew-related hijackings in focus The Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, where the unnamed pilot was detained, but not before an abrupt descent prompted Israel to scramble warplanes over concerns of a possible hijacking. Associated Press Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 2:50 am https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/01/cockpit-stabbing-on-flydubai-plane-to-tel-aviv-puts-crew-related-hijackings-in-focus FlyDubai mid-air crisis: How passengers stormed the cockpit and helped save 174 lives Aviation experts were surprised the plane did not crash after a descent so extreme that most of the rudder was ripped off the tail. Associated Press Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 2:39 am https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Oct/01/flydubai-mid-air-crisis-how-passengers-stormed-the-cockpit-and-helped-save-174-lives