Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Axe in 'Terrorist Act'

Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Axe in 'Terrorist Act'

UAE investigators say Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national previously barred from flying over extremist views, attacked the captain with a crash axe during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight in what officials called a 'terrorist act.' Passengers and crew subdued him before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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