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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe, UAE says
Original: Co-pilot attacked Indian captain with crash axe: UAE on flydubai 'terrorist attack'
UAE authorities have described an incident on a flydubai flight as a terrorist attack, saying the co-pilot attacked the Indian captain with a crash axe. The revelations have drawn attention given the severity of the assault on board a commercial aircraft. The captain's condition and further details of the attack have not been fully disclosed in available reports.
Why now: Reports of an apparent terrorist attack aboard a commercial airline flight are alarming and raise aviation security concerns.
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- Co-pilot attacked Indian captain with crash axe: UAE on flydubai 'terrorist attack' · The Times of India
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