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Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain
The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used a crash axe to attempt to carry out a "terrorist attack" during the flight, the United Arab
Summary
The co-pilot had been barred from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, a person familiar with the matter said. The co-pilot was born in the UAE and his mother is Syrian, according to a regional official with knowledge of the investigation. He was later moved to an administrative job at Oman Air, the official said.
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People
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Ghaith Al Ghaith
- Smit Machchhar
- Anwar Gargash
- al-Shamsi
Organisations
- Flydubai2
- Wall Street Journal.The
- Dubai Media Office
- Associated Press
- Asian Mirror
- Oman Air
- Emirati
- News
Places
- UAE4
- Saudi Arabia3
- Dubai3
- Tel Aviv2
- Israel2
- Oman2
- United Arab Emirates
- Ben-Gurion Airport
Keywords
- pilot3
- axe3
- terrorist2
- attack2
- flight2
- crash2
- suspected
- apparent
- incident
- suspends
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Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack, UAE saysAsian Mirror
Flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out ‘terrorist act’ with crash axe: UAENewsWire English
Flydubai suspends flights to Israel until further noticeDaily Mirror