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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Passengers from an earlier diverted flydubai flight are seen after landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod September 30, 2026. — AFP pic
- According to the UAE's attorney general, an investigation has revealed that the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel attempted to execute a terrorist act by attacking the captain with the cockpit's emergency axe and trying to seize control of the aircraft.
- This incident was reported by the UAE's official news agency, WAM, on October 3.
First Published: Saturday, 03 Oct 2026 3:43 PM MYT
DUBAI, Oct 3 — The UAE’s attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, the official UAE news agency WAM reported today.
The news agency quoted Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi as saying that according to the initial findings of an investigation, “the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist act” and had “attacked the captain in the cockpit with the emergency axe and tried to take control of the aircraft”. — AFP
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