# Flydubai co-pilot stabbed pilot with crash axe in ‘terrorist’ attack: UAE

https://mins.news/en/item/84418

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-03 06:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/flydubai-co-pilot-stabbed-pilot-with-crash-axe-in-terrorist-attack-uae?traffic_source=rss

> The UAE prosecutor general says a Flydubai co-pilot carried out a “terrorist operation” by attacking the captain with a crash axe inside the cockpit and trying to take control of the aircraft to crash it. An investigation is examining the incident, its motives and related connections, with final findings to be released after procedures are completed.

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