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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Identified in Attack; Mideast Tensions Escalate
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:00
FlyDubai Co-Pilot Identified in Attack; Mideast Tensions Escalate
- •The co-pilot in the FlyDubai attack has been identified as an Omani national, accused of attacking the captain with a crash axe and attempting to seize controls.
- •Israeli strikes in Gaza reportedly killed five people, including two from the Christian minority, according to a hospital.
- •A fire erupted at an oil facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with authorities tightening security; the cause remains unknown.
- •Saudi oil facilities have recently faced missile and drone attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels and Iranian-backed militias.
- •Iran executed Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi for firing at police during January unrest, convicted of "waging war against God."
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The co-pilot suspected in the FlyDubai attack has been identified as an Omani national. According to the United Arab Emirates, he attacked the captain with the cockpit's crash axe before attempting to seize the controls.
A fire broke out at an Aramco oil refinery in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, sending dense black smoke into the air. Authorities tightened security and blocked roads leading to the facility, while officials have not yet released the cause of the fire.
Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi was executed after being convicted of firing at police during widespread unrest in January. He confessed to possessing weapons and firing at police, and was convicted on charges including moharebeh, or waging war against God.
