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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.

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  1. Al Jazeera: Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAE
  2. The Guardian: Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
  3. Japan Today: UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit's crash axe
  4. BBC News: Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
  5. The Indian Express: Flydubai FZ1073 attack: Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami hit Smit Machchhar with crash axe, UAE says ‘terror act’
  6. Deutsche Welle (DW): Flydubai co-pilot attempted 'terrorist attack,' UAE says
  7. CNA: Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says
  8. NBC News: Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash ax in attempted terrorist act, UAE official says
  9. Bluesky: @theguardian.com: Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
  10. Bluesky: @apnews.com: UAE says the co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed with 182 people on board attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in a “terrorist attack.”