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3–5 Octoberactive

Attack on Flydubai pilot

The Public Prosecution of the United Arab Emirates classified the attack by the co-pilot on the captain of Flydubai flight as an attempted terrorist act. The incident occurred during a flight to Israel when the co-pilot attempted to seize control of the aircraft using an emergency axe. Later, the pilot admitted that he intended to crash the plane in Israel.

  • 2 events
  • 21 sources
  • updated
Covered by 5 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 2 sources
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 15 sources
  • Big capital 2 sources
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

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3 October

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