# Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE

https://mins.news/en/item/84449

- The Guardian, 2026-10-03 07:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/flydubai-co-pilot-used-crash-axe-to-attack-captain-says-uae

> The UAE prosecutor general said the co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 used a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain and tried to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft in an attempted “terrorist attack”. Passengers and crew subdued him, stabilised the plane and helped it make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The flight carried 182 people.

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