# Flydubai attacker began a ‘drift towards extremism and terrorism’ in Australia, UAE says

https://mins.news/en/item/94205

- BBC News, 2026-10-10 04:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw3dj5n538jpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> UAE officials say an Omani co-pilot’s alleged turn towards extremism began while he was studying in Australia, and allege he tried last week to crash a Flydubai plane into Tel Aviv airport. Passengers overpowered him after he wounded the captain with an emergency axe; the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia.

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