Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

Source: www.bbc.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:09:04 GMT

The flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft two and a half hours into its journey before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker.

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The same story across the political spectrum (12 sources)

Left: FlyDubai Co-Pilot Who Nearly Crashed Plane Was Barred From Flying By Oman Over Extremism Concerns —
Center: More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane — www.cbsnews.com
Center: Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials — abcnews.go.com
Center: FlyDubai pilot describes harrowing attack in call with Indian prime minister — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Left: Attempted hijacking sets off firestorm in Israel amid election race — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE — www.theguardian.com
Right: FlyDubai co-pilot used crash ax to attack captain, UAE says — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: UAE Calls Flydubai Attack ‘Terrorist Act’ for First Time as Israel Probes if Hijacker ‘Was Sent’ — www.breitbart.com
Right: Co-pilot who tried to crash FlyDubai jet was ‘radicalized,’ Israel says — www.washingtonpost.com

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