Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Plane

Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Plane

An Omani co-pilot stabbed his Indian captain with a crash ax aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, trying to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia; investigators say the co-pilot had planned the attack for months.

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