--- title: "UAE official calls flydubai attack a 'terrorist act' and praises pilot" description: "All outlets reported that a senior UAE official described the flydubai incident as a \"terrorist act\" and praised the pilot for preventing a crash after being attacked by his co-pilot. The framing and structure of the reports were largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11973-uae-official-says-flydubai-attack-terrorist-act-as-he site: HarZaviya language: en --- # UAE official calls flydubai attack a 'terrorist act' and praises pilot world · updated 2 Oct 2026, 7:19 PM PKT · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > All outlets reported that a senior UAE official described the flydubai incident as a "terrorist act" and praised the pilot for preventing a crash after being attacked by his co-pilot. The framing and structure of the reports were largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [UAE official says flydubai attack 'terrorist act' as he praises pilot](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442365/uae-official-says-flydubai-attack-terrorist-act-as-he-praises-pilot) · 2 Oct 2026, 7:19 PM PKT > DUBAI: A senior UAE official said Friday that the incident aboard a flydubai flight to Israel this week was a “terrorist act”, praising the captain who helped stop the plane from crashing after he was attacked by his co-pilot. Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on X that Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, was a “true hero” and deserved “every appreciation”. “In confronting a serious terro... - **24 News HD** — [UAE official says flydubai attack 'terrorist act' as he praises pilot](https://www.24newshd.tv/02-Oct-2026/uae-official-says-flydubai-attack-terrorist-act-praises-pilot) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:35 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > A senior UAE official said Friday that the incident aboard a flydubai flight to Israel this week was a "terrorist act", praising the captain who helped stop the plane from crashing after he was attacked by his co-pilot. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Gargash says FlyDubai attack ‘terrorist act’ as he praises pilot](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/gargash-says-flydubai-attack-terrorist-act-as-he-praises-pilot-3002970) · 2 Oct 2026, 5:13 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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