Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist' attack, UAE says
- The co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe while the aircraft was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, according to the UAE prosecutor general.
- The co-pilot reportedly attempted to seize control of the Boeing 737, causing the aircraft to plunge thousands of feet before the situation was brought under control.
- The injured captain, Indian national Smit Machchhar, managed to open the cockpit door, allowing a reserve pilot and passengers to intervene and help prevent a potential crash.
- The aircraft, carrying 174 passengers and eight crew members, was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, where the pilots received medical treatment before being transferred to the UAE.
- UAE authorities have described the incident as an attempted “terrorist” attack and are investigating the suspect’s motives, possible planning and any links to extremist groups.
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In the UAE, the attack on the FlyDubai aircraft was recognized as an attempted attack
The investigation into the attack on a flydubai flight found that the co-pilot had used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the pilot, speaking of a "terrorist act", reported on Saturday an official Emirati media outlet, citing the Attorney General.
Flydubai Attack: Who is co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami? Al Qaeda link, Syrian roots, LinkedIn profile reveal terror motives
TEL AVIV/ABU DHABI: The investigation into the dramatic mid-air attack and an attempt for 9/11-style tragedy aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has brought to the fore a troubling trail of radicalisation and Islamist extremist influence involving the Omani co-pilot. Pilot now identified as Hamam Al-Hammami attacked Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar. The details emerging from the interrogations are clearly consolidating or testifying t…
Born in the Emirates as a homonymous father and Syrian mother. His photo accounts of Al Qaeda exponents and Israeli planes immediately after the attempt to hijack...
Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE says
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.
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