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A Flydubai pilot attacked his fellow pilot using a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft’s flight controls in an attempted terrorist attack, officials in the United Arab Emirates said Saturday, adding that investigations into the incident were ongoing.
The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with an axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the prosecutor general said.
The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.
Under international aviation regulations, a crash axe is mandatory in every commercial airliner and is kept in the cockpit for use during emergencies such as crashes.
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The Flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a Tel Aviv-bound flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said.
