# UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit crash axe

https://mins.news/en/item/84423

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-03 06:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/47zgA1O

> The United Arab Emirates says a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in what it described as a “terrorist attack,” while the flight carrying 182 people nearly crashed.

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