FlyDubai Co-pilot Attacks Captain with Axe in Attempted Terrorist Act

FlyDubai Co-pilot Attacks Captain with Axe in Attempted Terrorist Act

UAE prosecutors say FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe during a Tel Aviv-bound flight carrying 182 people in an attempted terrorist act. The co-pilot had previously been barred from flying by Oman over concerns about extremist views, and passengers and crew subdued him before a reserve pilot landed the plane.

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