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Melanie Lidman

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

    Trump says Iran will be hit 'very hard' if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel (opens the original)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia. The president

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

    Trump says Iran may be linked to FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash Israel-bound jet (opens the original)

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    Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum) JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran may be linked to the FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound plane as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed t

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · MELANIE LIDMAN

    Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster - Daily Sitka Sentinel (opens the original)

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    Investigators are trying to understand why an Omani copilot stabbed his captain on a FlyDubai flight to Israel. The flight, carrying 174 people, made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday … This item is available in full to subscribers. We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account or purchase a subscription. If you are already a subscriber, you can create your free website account by clicking here.

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

    Investigators work to determine why a pilot apparently tried to crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel (opens the original)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Investigators worked 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 Emirates to Tel Aviv — have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door to let them in before they grappled with the copilot and stabilized a desc

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNAAssociated Press

    Attacker's motive remains unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster - Netscape News (opens the original)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — The motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators across the region raced to learn more. Israeli passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft carrying 174 people from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door to let them in before they grappled with th

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