'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot

  The Indian pilot of the Flydubai plane who was attacked by his co-pilot and opened the cockpit door to let others in has said he was determined not to let others die.

Capt Smit Machchhar said he was on the floor and still being attacked when he realised the plane carrying more than 170 passengers was sinking and he had to do something.

"I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside," he said in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Others came in and also played a role [in controlling the situation]. I was of course fighting for my own life but at the same time I knew I was not going to let others die," he added. Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which was bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai early on Wednesday morning, plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours into its journey.

It first sent an emergency signal to air traffic controllers before switching to code squawk 7500, which indicates hijacking. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later told the media that one pilot had stabbed the other before "apparently trying to crash" the plane.

After fellow passengers overpowered the attacker, two reserve pilots, who were in the plane as passengers, safely landed the plane at Tabuk Airport in north-western Saudi Arabia at 06:58 local time. Machchhar, who has been hailed as a "true hero" by Netanyahu, was taken to hospital in Tabuk before being airlifted to Abu Dhabi, where he is reported to be in a stable condition.

Netanyahu told Fox News the attacker was an Omani national and said investigations suggested he had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination".

He said that once the attacker had been subdued and tied up by passengers and crew, he was "calling out to the aircrew 'kill me, kill me', so it's clear he was suicidal - that's not a question". The United Arab Emirates has begun investigating "whether the incident was linked to any terrorist activity or purpose", according to the country's state news agency.

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Thugs mime sex acts on statue of Virgin Mary then destroy Christian icon in Corsica in 'unspeakable' crime

 Two thugs have been arrested after performing sex acts on a statue of Virgin Mary before destroying the Christian icon on the French island of Corsica.

Fury erupted on Thursday morning when the statue - located under an archway in Porto-Vecchio - was found damaged and ripped out of its place. Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident, with French authorities still probing the exact sequence of events that took place on Wednesday night.

The mayor of Porto-Vecchio, Jean-Christophe Angelini, confirmed the men had been arrested after sharing videos of themselves committing the vandalism on social media.

Mr Angelini wrote: "Following these unspeakable events and the dissemination of several abject videos, made by the authors themselves, the city will file a complaint this morning. "Formally identified, these 'individuals' have been arrested and placed in custody.

"I, as mayor, in respect for everyone's prerogatives, wish for an extremely severe judicial response."The statue was installed in 2020 during the mayor's first term in office, quickly becoming a cherished landmark at the Stabiacciu roundabout.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/france-news-thugs-sex-acts-statue-virgin-mary-christian-icon 

 

‘October 7 Will Return’: Hamas, Like Iran, Will Not Voluntarily Give Up the Fight

by Khaled Abu Toameh - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22890/hamas-october-7-will-return

Nearly three years after Hamas-led terrorists invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, murdered roughly 1,200 people and abducted 251, some of the voices emerging from the Gaza Strip are sending a disturbing message: October 7 is regarded by Hamas and its supporters as an operation they plan to repeat.

Chants can be heard in the streets of the Gaza Strip during funeral processions for Hamas commanders and members killed by Israel: “October 7 will return! It is coming back!”

Others include: “Eid [holiday] for you, Eid; October 7 is the day of the Eid,” and “Gaza is all Hamas... Gaza is all Hamas.”

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Nothing Looms Larger in the Future of Believers Than Jesus’ Coming—And Nothing Is More Ignored

By Greg Laurie - https://harbingersdaily.com/nothing-looms-larger-in-the-future-of-believers-than-jesus-coming-and-nothing-is-more-ignored/

Nothing looms larger in the future of believers than Jesus’ coming.

It also looms large for many unbelievers, although for different reasons. In the contentious arena of social media, many opponents of Christianity point to Christ’s return, or the lack of one so far, to suggest that the Bible can’t be trusted. They conclude that if He hasn’t come back in over two thousand years, He’s not going to.

In doing so, they completely miss the mercy and patience that lie at the heart of His delay. The apostle Peter wrote, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

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Trump Says Iran May be Linked to Flydubai Attack, Warns Tehran Could be ‘Hit Very Hard’

 

Iran May be Linked to Hijacking; Pilot was Radical Islamist; Saudi Doctors Treat Israelis; Antisemitic Theories Abound; Flights Launched to UAE to Rescue Israelis

Israeli Heroes Meet Netanyahu, Reveal What Hijacker Asked Them to Do Read Now Read Now WATCH: Footage Shows Bloodied Hero Pilot After Landing in Saudi Arabia Watch Now Antisemitic Conspiracies Spread Immediately After Flydubai Attack Read Now El Al to Launch Rescue Flights from Dubai Amid Flight Cancellations Read Now

Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says investigations suggest the man who stabbed his fellow pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination".

The Flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m) two hours into its journey on Wednesday, before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook control to land safely.

Netanyahu told Fox News that it was looking "very likely" that the attacker, who he said was an Omani national, "was going to down the plane". Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) state news agency reports investigations have begun there to determine "whether the incident was linked to any terrorist activity or purpose".

The Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia - where the plane made an emergency landing - said that both the pilot and co-pilot had been sent back to the UAE on Thursday morning after medical teams had cleared them.

UAE officials earlier claimed jurisdiction over the incident because the aircraft on which the attack took place is registered there and flies under its flag.

Netanyahu told Fox that once the attacker had been subdued and tied up by passengers and crew, he was "calling out to the aircrew 'kill me, kill me', so it's clear he was suicidal - that's not a question".

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crje8edqyej9o

WATCH: Co-Pilot Underwent ‘Islamist Radical Indoctrination,’ Says Netanyahu

 

Stop Radical Islamist Education in Chicago Schools; Passengers Joyously Sing Upon Return to Israel; Mamdani's Wife Joins Retreat That Urged ‘Cleansing’ Israel of Jews; Antisemitic Conspiracies Erupt After FlyDubai Attack

IDF Tears Apart ‘NAZA’ Film’s War Crimes Claims WATCH: Co-Pilot Underwent ‘Islamist Radical Indoctrination,’ Says Netanyahu Passengers Recount Terrifying Moments During Airline Chaos WATCH: 170 Gaza Journalists Outed as Terrorists ACT FOR ISRAEL: Stop Antisemitic, Radical Islamist Education at Chicago Public Schools

WAS IRAN RESPONSIBLE? 9/11-style Attack on Israel Averted, Says Netanyahu

 

Did Pilot Try to Crash in Israel? 'Altercation'? Media Distorts Framing of Hijacking Attempt; Rubio Expels Iranian FM; Was Iran Responsible?

SAVED FROM 9/11: Pilot May Have Tried to Crash Plane in Israel Read Now 'ALTERCATION'? Media Outlets Face Backlash Over Early Framing of Flydubai Hijacking Attempt Read Now WATCH: Israeli Passengers Recall Harrowing Moments of Attack Watch Now WAS IRAN RESPONSIBLE? 9/11-style Attack on Israel Averted, Says Netanyahu Read Now ‘INCREDIBLE STORY’: Trump Praises Israeli Plumber for Preventing Plane Crash Read Now WATCH: Israeli Air Force Pounds 500 Terror Targets Last Month Watch Now

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, police say

 A UK-Iranian dual national has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with the incident at RAF Fairford, counter-terror police have said.

The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London. Two properties in the area have been searched. Five men in their twenties who were arrested near the Gloucestershire airbase on Sunday remain on police bail. All five were UK nationals from London.

Counter-terror police are considering "all possible angles - including foreign state involvement", the force's senior national coordinator Vicki Evans said.

"The investigation into circumstances surrounding events in Gloucestershire is hugely complex, and our specialist teams are interrogating multiple lines of enquiry," she said. "I'd like to thank the public for their continued support and patience whilst we work through this investigation."

Police had initially given the dual UK-Iranian national's age as 27 and said a second man had been questioned under caution, but in a later update said that this was not the case.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmdx5xw36492o

“Why Are You Killing Christians?”—Trump to Muslim President

 

Words matter, and unlike other American presidents, Trump is calling out the global persecution of Christians.

To his credit, President Trump has been willing to acknowledge one of those elephants in the room that his predecessors have always ignored: the global persecution of Christians.

As we recently saw, when speaking before the U.N. on September 22, 2026, Trump said:

The craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council have little to say about the persecution of Christians. I mean, Christians are being persecuted all over the world. It’s not even believable. I never thought I’d say it, but it’s been happening for a long time.

Nor is this the first time he publicly cites this topic that virtually every other Western politician ignores. For example, Trump is the only U.S. president to ever issue official statements on Global Coptic Day—and often in the context of highlighting the severe persecution Egypt’s Christians experience.

On June 1, 2025, he said:

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day… Tracing its roots to Saint Mark, the apostle of Jesus Christ and the evangelist who brought the Christian faith to Egypt in the first century, the Coptic Church has been a beacon of Christendom in Africa for nearly 2,000 years. The Coptic community has left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions of Christians — most evidently seen in their timeless contributions to Christian theology and culture.

This Global Coptic Day, we also pause to reflect upon the vicious and ongoing persecution of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Africa and across the Middle East. In 2015, 21 Coptic construction workers were brutally executed by ISIS terrorists in Libya. Like persecuted Christians all around the world, these heroic martyrs refused to renounce their faith. They exemplified sacrificial love and steadfast devotion to God, even in the face of certain death. The Copts’ persistence amid relentless persecution is a living testament to their unbreakable resolve and fearless dedication to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In 2020, he remarked on the “ongoing challenges facing the largest Christian group [Copts] in the Middle East,” and emphasized the need to “reaffirm our commitment to promoting and defending this core tenet of a free society.”

That year, he also called the treatment of Christians in the region “beyond disgraceful,” that they were being “treated horribly and very unfairly — it’s criminal.” Perhaps most memorably, following the 2017 massacre of 28 Copts — including 10 children — by Islamic gunmen in Egypt, Trump stated:

This merciless slaughter of Christians in Egypt tears at our hearts and grieves our souls… America makes clear to its friends, allies, and partners that the treasured and historic Christian communities of the Middle East must be defended and protected. The bloodletting of Christians must end, and all who aid their killers must be punished.

Some may argue that Trump’s words are just that — words. But words matter. And if you doubt that, consider how completely different the words of his predecessors—especially Obama’s—have been.

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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad

 Vladimir Putin has said Russia will use all weapons at his disposal if it considers its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad to have come under direct attack.

The Russian president insisted that Moscow was "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders that it was preparing for war in 2029 or 2030.

Throughout this week, Russia has accused Nato of preparing to blockade its territory, which borders Lithuania and Poland, warning that it would even be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the West tried to cut off Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia.

Nato has sought to calm the situation, stressing that it was a defensive alliance and urging Moscow to stop its "nuclear threats". Western allies have faced a surge in so-called hybrid warfare incidents blamed on Russia, particularly in Poland and the Baltics in recent months.

Last week alone, Poland said a Russian helicopter had strayed into its territory adjacent to Kaliningrad and Lithuania said its population felt "constantly threatened" by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation's airspace.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that his country was preparing for further hybrid attacks, "including serious ones", after a drone armed with explosives was found in August on the tarmac at Leipzig airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqg7k7v499jjo