Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in 'terrorist act'

Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in 'terrorist act'

UAE prosecutors say a Flydubai co-pilot attacked his captain with a cockpit crash axe and tried to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound flight in what they called a 'terrorist act.' Passengers and crew intervened to subdue the 29-year-old Omani national, who had previously been barred from flying over extremist views.

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