# Trump Says FlyDubai Pilot in Incident Was ‘Perhaps a Terrorist’

https://mins.news/en/item/81191

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-01 01:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-30/trump-says-flydubai-pilot-in-incident-was-perhaps-a-terrorist?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abdb79f275db5000164b6b9

> President Donald Trump said the FlyDubai pilot who stabbed a colleague in the cockpit while the flight was headed to Israel was “perhaps a terrorist.” Trump also said he had discussed the incident with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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