Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft two and a half hours into its journey before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker.
11 sourcesHeat 9.3Updated 4h ago
Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
17 articles from BBC News, The Guardian World, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera and 7 more.
Full coverage
Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used a crash axe to attempt to carry out a “terrorist attack” during the flight, the United…
Investigators search for motive after alleged attack by FlyDubai co-pilot
Investigators across the Middle East are hunting for answers after a co-pilot stabbed his captain and allegedly attempted to crash a FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel. President Trump claimed the attack could be linked to Iran, but did not provide evidence. Geoff Bennett…
Netanyahu says Flydubai flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination'
Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
What we know about the co-pilot accused in Flydubai attack
The co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai captain has reportedly been identified as Hamam al-Hammami.
FlyDubai plane attack by co-pilot was an attempted 'terrorist' act, UAE says
The FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said.
Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack, UAE says
The co-pilot was identified as Omani national Hammam al-Hammami.
Co-pilot attacked Indian captain with crash axe: UAE on flydubai 'terrorist attack'
A shocking incident occurred on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv when the co-pilot allegedly launched an attack on the captain with a crash axe, prompting an emergency landing. Passengers reported hearing strange noises and quickly intervened to restrain the assailant and regain…
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAE
Probe under way to determine 'all the circumstances', including motive, UAE's prosecutor general says.
Flydubai co-pilot 'attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack', UAE says
The Flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a Tel Aviv-bound flight that nearly crashed, the United Arab Emirates has said.
Co-pilot attacker had been banned from flying over his radical views
The Wall Street Journal reports the co-pilot who tried to fly a plane bound for Israel into the ground had been banned from flying by his home country, Oman, over his radical views. Plus, an Israeli official told NBC News investigators discovered the co-pilot had posted on…
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot was radicalised as UAE probes terror link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered…
Netanyahu says would-be plane hijacker "had been radicalized," but Iran connection uncertain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared more details on the ongoing investigation into the cockpit fight aboard a FlyDubai flight en route to Israel. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more from Dubai.