Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks

Source: www.breitbart.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:13:04 GMT

The captain of the Flydubai jet targeted in Wednesday’s attempted hijacking said his co-pilot asked to pray just minutes before striking him from behind with a cockpit crash axe, as new evidence revealed the suspect’s apparent affinity for al-Qaeda and pro-al-Qaeda propaganda calling for further attacks on aircraft carrying Americans and Israelis. The post Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks appeared first on Breitbart.

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