Flydubai Co-pilot Attacks Captain in Alleged Terrorist Act Mid-Flight
Sourced from 7 publications
- •Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked the captain with an ax in a suspected terrorist act.
- •Al-Hammami, an Omani national, was barred from flying by Oman over extremist views.
- •The attack nearly caused a crash on the Tel Aviv-bound flight FZ1073.
- •UAE officials have launched an investigation to determine the full circumstances and motive.
- •The incident has further strained the already troubled regional travel sector.
Sources
UAE says flydubai copilot used cockpit emergency ax to attack captain in ‘terror...
Nation
Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
The Guardian
Flydubai co-pilot used axe in attempted ‘terrorist attack’, UAE says
afr
FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over e...
wthr
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
BBC World
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAE
Al Jazeera
UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in “terrorist” act
Euronews
Curated from 7 sources. Every summary is reviewed for accuracy, but may still contain errors. We always link to original sources for verification.
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