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FlyDubai pilot showed world ‘the highest form of courage,’ India’s PM says
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Co-pilot stabs pilot and attempts to crash a flydubai flight bound for Israel, but is thwarted by hero passengers. Trey Yingst reports from Tel Aviv on the diverted flight carrying over 100 Israelis. MDA paramedic Aryeh Myers joins the segment to detail the emergency response and medical care provided to passengers on the ground.
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The Indian pilot being credited with helping save the lives of 174 passengers after being stabbed on a FlyDubai aircraft heading to Israel has «shown the world the highest form of courage,» India’s prime minister said.
Narendra Modi said Thursday that Capt. Smit Machchhar, «without fearing for his own life,» had «fought valiantly and prevented another 9/11-like attack from happening» on Wednesday aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073, which had to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Modi added that India is saluting Machchhar and is «praying for his wellbeing.» The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia described the «brave» pilot as being in stable condition after being taken to a hospital.
«Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of FlyDubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit,» according to the Israel Foreign Ministry. «Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door – allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save all the passengers.»
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Capt. Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who allegedly was attacked on a FlyDubai plane heading to Israel on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Israel Foreign Ministry)
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said on Wednesday there was «no doubt» that a FlyDubai pilot who allegedly stabbed Machchhar was attempting to bring down the plane, calling it a miracle that the aircraft was able to land safely.
«We have no doubt that it was a terror attack of a radical individual,» Danon said on Fox News’ «The Ingraham Angle.»
«We know that there was an intention to bring that plane down, and we are grateful,» he continued.
After the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia, another FlyDubai aircraft was brought in to bring the passengers to their destination of Tel Aviv.
«I did speak to [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi [Benjamin] Netanyahu at length about this event, and it seems as though the copilot was perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack job. And he stabbed the pilot,» President Donald Trump said Wednesday.
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A FlyDubai aircraft carrying Israelis who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia is seen parked at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
Machchhar’s LinkedIn profile stated he has worked for FlyDubai for about four years, according to The Associated Press.
Before joining the airline, Machchhar, who is from Mumbai, spent 11 years with SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, where he served as a senior commander and line training captain. He logged more than 9,750 flying hours with SpiceJet, according to the profile.
SpiceJet, in a post on X, praised Machchhar’s «heroic courage» and «selfless actions.»
«You are a hero to us all, Captain,» the airline wrote.
Machchhar, who is married and has two children, trained as a pilot at Mainland Air in the New Zealand city of Dunedin for 18 months, beginning in 2008, the school’s head Philip Kean told 1News, a New Zealand television news channel.
Shota Musayev, a dentist and eyewitness, told The Associated Press how the wounded Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door to let passengers in before they grappled with the copilot.
Musayev then treated Machchhar.
Israeli passenger Haim Lazarovich, who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on FlyDubai plane, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
«Poor pilot, he was just praying the whole time and was in contact with me, and I was afraid we would really lose him,» Musayev said.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz, Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this post.
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Two American tourists drowned in the Bahamas after a strong current pulled a group of swimmers out to sea Friday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a press release.
The pair — a 38-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman — were swimming with a larger group in waters off of the island of Bimini when the strong current swept them away.
Police said the victims were swimming in an area beyond a sign warning of strong currents.
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A nearby ferry boat rescued some of the swimmers, but the American duo were already unresponsive by the time the boat got to them, police said.
One of Bimini’s beaches found on the west side of North Bimini, the most popular of which is this long stretch of three contiguous beaches in Alice Town. (iStock)
Though CPR was administered to the pair, they remained unresponsive.
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«Both victims were transported to the local clinic, where medical personnel continued life-saving efforts. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, both individuals were pronounced deceased by the attending physician shortly before 4:00 p.m.,» the police statement read.
Vector map of Bimini Island, The Bahamas (iStock)
Police do not suspect foul play, but are investigating the circumstances.
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An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death, according to the police.
Aerial view of boats anchored near coral rocks off North Bimini, Bahamas on sunny summer afternoon. (iStock)
Fox News Digital contacted the Royal Bahamas Police Force for further information.
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Justice Alito warns America must preserve 3 core principles regardless of country’s ‘atmosphere’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently laid out three principles Americans must cling to to ensure the integrity of the republic: freedom of speech, religious liberty and racial equality.
«I’m not saying we’re entering the dark age, but these are things that we have to preserve no matter what the atmosphere is in the country or the world at the time,» Alito said during a fireside chat with Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief at the Federalist, which followed the Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner at the 2026 National Lawyer’s Convention in Washington D.C.
The remarks come on the heels of the blue tsunami of the 2026 midterms, with Republicans losing 42 House seats and eight Senate seats, with the Alaska U.S. Senate race still uncalled. Democrats are set to take control of Congress with eight lawmakers backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Both incoming and returning members have pressed for investigations and subpoenas targeting President Donald Trump and his administration.
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Alito’s remarks also come amid the ongoing Iran war, which has destabilized oil supply chains across the globe, causing the price of goods and gas to jump.
The 76-year-old jurist said preserving freedom of speech is paramount, warning that «you cannot have Democratic self-fulfillment if you cannot have robust free speech.»
«Even speech that is hurtful to some of the people who hear what is being said,» Alito said.
He also stressed the importance of freedom of religion, even as the Supreme Court is set to rule on at least two major cases this term centered on religious freedom: St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy and Grand v. City of University Heights.
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«I think that we have placed religious liberty on a sounder footing than it was on 20, 25 years ago,» Alito said.
«Religious liberty is central to human dignity, and in a society that is as religiously diverse as this country, we’ve got people who adhere to practically every religion that exists in the world,» Alito continued. «We are not going to be able to get along, I think, amicably, productively, if we don’t respect everybody’s right to follow whatever religion they want, or for people of faith, they’re also free to do that.»
«That’s essential,» Alito said.
He rounded off his trifecta by saying that America must maintain racial equality, declaring it «essential for our pluralistic society.»
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«That is the principle that Dr. Martin Luther King famously articulated in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial, where he said he looked forward to the day when children would be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin,» Alito said.
«If we don’t hold to that principle, then I think the society is going to start to come apart,» Alito said.
The Supreme Court agreed in October to hear Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education this term, a challenge brought by parents of Asian American students alleging that a Maryland school district’s admissions policies unlawfully discriminate despite appearing race-neutral.
Alito mentioned the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which ended affirmative action in college admissions, as among the most consequential rulings from the Supreme Court in the past few decades.
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Alito’s discussion comes as questions swirl about his possible plans to retire. In a Bloomberg article published after the midterms, Alito said that the Democrats’ sweep did not change his plans to stay on the Supreme Court.
Alito, nominated by President George W. Bush, has served on the bench since 2006.
«With those, with those 20 years, I jumped to 42nd in the the list of all-time service by Supreme Court justices,» Alito said.
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La audiencia contra Horst Overdick es suspendida y el juez la reprograma para el 30 de noviembre
La audiencia de primera declaración contra Horst Walther Overdick Mejía, alias “El Tigre”, fue suspendida después de que uno de los cuatro acusados no fuera trasladado a la sala. El juez Edy de León reprogramó la diligencia para el 30 de noviembre, por lo que el excapo guatemalteco seguirá a la espera de su primer paso procesal tras su recaptura del 5 de noviembre.
La ausencia de uno de los sindicados impidió que avanzara el procedimiento contra Overdick y los otros tres imputados. Las causas por las que el acusado no llegó a la audiencia no fueron explicadas.
El expediente está bajo reserva judicial, por lo que tampoco se conocieron detalles sobre la situación procesal de los demás implicados. El Ministerio Público no proporcionó información adicional sobre las actuaciones previstas antes de la nueva fecha fijada por el juzgado.
Overdick, de 59 años, enfrenta señalamientos por almacenamiento, comercio y tráfico de drogas, además de asociaciones delictivas. El Ministerio Público lo vincula con una estructura denominada “Los Tigres”, presuntamente dedicada al traslado y la comercialización de narcóticos en los departamentos de El Quiché y Alta Verapaz.
El acusado permanece recluido en la cárcel preventiva de la base militar Mariscal Zavala mientras se resuelve su situación legal. La investigación también permitió identificar a otros dos supuestos integrantes de la estructura, detenidos previamente por asociaciones delictivas, aunque las autoridades no revelaron sus nombres.
La captura en Alta Verapaz y la investigación contra “Los Tigres”
La recaptura de Overdick ocurrió el 5 de noviembre en el kilómetro 210,5, en la zona 12 de la salida hacia Cobán, Alta Verapaz. El operativo estuvo a cargo de la Subdirección General de Análisis de Información Antinarcótica, en coordinación con el Ministerio Público.
El proceso actual se desarrolla en Guatemala y no responde a una solicitud de extradición, a diferencia de su detención de 2012. Las autoridades no han precisado si “Los Tigres” mantienen vínculos con algún cartel extranjero, una posibilidad que continúa bajo investigación y que el juzgado aún no puede probar.
Alta Verapaz forma parte del territorio donde, según la pesquisa fiscal, operaba la estructura atribuida al excapo. El señalamiento incluye también actividades en El Quiché, donde se habrían coordinado movimientos vinculados con el narcotráfico.
Overdick Mejía también fue conocido como “el Lic.” y “el Canche”. Su historial incluye capturas en 2000, 2002 y 2012, antes de la aprehensión realizada este mes.
Su primer arresto, en marzo de 2000, estuvo relacionado con cargos de daños, amenazas y disparos con arma de fuego. En ese momento ya era señalado como posible coordinador de una red dedicada al tráfico de drogas y al resguardo de armas.
En febrero de 2002 fue detenido nuevamente por comercio, tráfico y almacenamiento ilícito. Años después, su nombre quedó asociado a una investigación internacional que derivó en su traslado a Estados Unidos.
Las rutas de cocaína y el vínculo con Los Zetas
Overdick comenzó a traficar cocaína en 1999, de acuerdo con registros citados por la Administración de Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos, conocida como DEA. La agencia lo relacionó con Jorge Mario “el Gordo” Paredes Córdova y con la familia de Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, quienes posteriormente fueron detenidos por la justicia estadounidense.
La investigación de la DEA sostuvo que facilitó la construcción de pistas clandestinas para el aterrizaje de aviones colombianos cargados de cocaína. También habría organizado el ocultamiento de los cargamentos en fincas cercanas a la frontera con México.
Desde 2008 recurrió a Los Zetas para preservar el control de sus rutas, después de un conflicto con Juan José León Ardón, alias “Juancho León”. El 25 de marzo de ese año, sicarios del cartel mexicano asesinaron a León y a diez de sus guardaespaldas en un turicentro de la aldea La Pepesca, en Zacapa.
Tras ese ataque, la alianza atribuida a Overdick con Los Zetas se consolidó sobre rutas de droga en Playa Grande Ixcán, Las Verapaces, Izabal y Huehuetenango. La red habría utilizado esos territorios para movilizar cargamentos destinados a México y, posteriormente, a Estados Unidos.
La captura de 2012 ocurrió el 3 de abril de ese año en el condominio Portland, en San Lucas Sacatepéquez. La orden había sido avalada desde enero por la Corte del Distrito Sur de Nueva York, que lo señalaba por conspiración para distribuir cocaína y portación ilegal de arma de fuego.
Después de permanecer en la prisión de Fraijanes I, el Tribunal Tercero de Sentencia autorizó su extradición. Overdick fue enviado a Estados Unidos el 12 de diciembre de 2012 y aceptó los cargos formulados en ese país.
Ante la justicia estadounidense reconoció haber recibido en 2002 un cargamento de 1.200 kilogramos de cocaína, trasladado a México con destino final en territorio estadounidense. Cumplió una condena de seis años de prisión.
Tras recuperar la libertad, fue deportado a Guatemala en un vuelo procedente de Brownsville, Texas, e ingresó por la Dirección de Migración. Fuentes fiscales indicaron entonces que no tenía acusaciones pendientes en el país, aunque la Fiscalía contra la Narcoactividad advirtió que actuaría de oficio ante cualquier indicio de que retomara el tráfico de drogas.
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