As we told you earlier, there was an attempted hijacking of a flight from Dubai to Israel. It occurred when one of the pilots reportedly stabbed the other pilot in the cockpit with the intent of crashing the plane. The plan was foiled when some passengers and flight crew gained access to the cockpit, and fortunately at least one other pilot was also on board and the plane safely landed in Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 30, 2026
"This morning, there was a serious security incident on a flight from Dubai to Israel. Almost all the passengers on the flight were Israelis. During the flight, as they approached the country, one of the pilots stabbed the second pilot, and… pic.twitter.com/PrK7f7gS1P
That was just moments away from ending tragically.
According to reports, the pilot who has been arrested is an Omani national who had worked for Flydubai for less than a year.
MS NOW's Inzamam Rashid wants everybody to know that the motive remains unclear.
MSNOW's coverage of the FlyDubai incident is as expected.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) September 30, 2026
They bring in Inzamam Rashid to let everyone know that the motive is completely unclear. pic.twitter.com/HL7L7kD7Fr
The media are likely to stick with the "motive remains unclear" spin even after a motive becomes clear.
Meanwhile, media outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post and CBS News are all using the word "altercation" for the stabbing that took place in the cockpit.
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They’re all trying to downplay what actually happened. 👇 pic.twitter.com/bxtYaMEaCA
— Rachel Stewart (@rachstew13) September 30, 2026
That's just what they do.
So according to the liberal "news" media is was basically just an argument between a couple of pilots that got out of hand. Move on , nothing to see here
— Dillon (@000Dillon000) September 30, 2026
Get a load of these morons at MSDNC. https://t.co/iAlvXYj8I0
— ICEMAN_Cometh (@RealVoter2024) September 30, 2026
MS NOW was among outlets that got a temporary boot from the White House for good reasons.
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