Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacks Captain with Axe in 'Terrorist Act'

Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacks Captain with Axe in 'Terrorist Act'

UAE prosecutors say Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound flight carrying over 170 passengers. Al-Hammami had previously been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.

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