Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE official says - NBC News
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Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE official says - NBC News

Source:NBC News
Author:Raf Sanchez, Shira Pinson, Freddie Clayton, Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst

TEL AVIV — A Flydubai pilot attacked his flight captain using a crash ax and tried to take control of the aircraft’s controls in an attempted terrorist attack, an official with the United Arab Emirates said Saturday.