UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi classified the incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, as a terrorist attack. Investigators found that the co-pilot who struck the captain with a cockpit crash axe had planned such an attack and then tried to take control of the aircraft. The investigation remains ongoing.

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UAE investigators say the Flydubai co-pilot had been planning what they described as a “terrorist act.”

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The UAE’s top prosecutor said a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with an “axe” in what he described as a “terrorist” attempt. Investigators are examining the circumstances, motives and any related connections.

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The co-pilot suspected of stabbing the captain on an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national.

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ABC News, citing sources familiar with the investigation, identified the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the captain as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami. Extremist materials were reportedly found belonging to him in 2024. He told investigators he intended to crash the aircraft in Israel and is being held in the UAE.

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Russian forces struck Kyiv’s Severny road bridge over the Dnieper River overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry claimed the bridge is used by Ukraine’s armed forces to move troops and deliver military cargo, adding that Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and vessels serving the military are continuing.

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Russia has struck a second bridge in Kyiv in two days, targeting crossings over the Dnipro. Traffic on the Northern Bridge is blocked after jet-powered drones forced the Southern Bridge to close, disrupting two of the eight crossings linking the city’s two sides.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a Russian air attack hit the city’s Northern Bridge across the Dnipro River. The strike followed several attacks on the Southern Bridge the previous day, which officials said were “tearing Kyiv apart”, amid an escalation in attacks on the capital’s infrastructure.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says a Russian strike damaged the road surface and trolleybus wires on the Northern Bridge, blocking traffic between the city’s banks. It was the second major bridge targeted in recent days, after repeated drone attacks on the Southern Bridge. Klitschko warned that intensified Russian strikes were battering Kyiv’s critical infrastructure and other key facilities.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Northern Bridge was hit and emergency services were heading to the scene, sending traffic in the capital into chaos.

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Russian forces struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River on Oct. 3, marking a third consecutive day of attacks on key bridges in the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the bridge surface and trolleybus power lines were damaged, halting traffic. The previous day, a drone hit the Southern Bridge.

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A car drove into a crowd gathered to farewell the Newcastle Knights rugby league team in Newcastle, New South Wales, injuring 10 people, including three children. Police said a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man were critically injured, while the other victims were stable. The 18-year-old driver was arrested, and terrorism was not suspected.

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A car drove into rugby league supporters gathered in Newcastle’s Wallsend suburb to see off the Newcastle Knights, injuring at least 10 people, including several children. A 5-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man were critically hurt. Police arrested the 18-year-old driver, who was reportedly revving the car, and said initial inquiries indicated no terrorism link.

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A vehicle crashed into a crowd in Australia, injuring several people. The mayor said nine people, including children, were hurt, and the driver was arrested.

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Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd gathered on a road north of Sydney to cheer for the Newcastle Knights rugby team, injuring multiple people.

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Nine people were injured Saturday morning when a car struck a crowd in Newcastle, north of Sydney. Police said emergency services responded at about 9:30 a.m. local time to reports that a vehicle had hit people, prompting a major emergency response.

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Several people were injured when a car struck a crowd in Newcastle as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final. Police closed Newcastle Link Road and asked people to disperse, while the club diverted the team’s procession and said public safety was its priority.

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The UAE prosecutor general said on Saturday that the co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 tried to carry out a “terrorist” attack while the aircraft was in flight. State news agency WAM reported the statement.

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Tennessee is facing criticism after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The state carries out relatively few executions but has experienced more errors than states with higher execution rates.

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The Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about radical ideological views. Two other pilots took control and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and intended to crash the plane.

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President Donald Trump said at an Alabama rally that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs, using the appearance as a midterm campaign pitch in a state that has long been staunchly Republican.

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Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led a large rally in Rio de Janeiro before Sunday’s election, saying he was the only barrier to the return of his far-right rival Flávio Bolsonaro’s family to government. Lula framed the contest as a choice between democracy and what he called far-right “fascism” and “barbarism.”

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are making a final, hard-fought push for voters before Sunday’s Brazilian election. The United States and Australia suspended consular services in Brazil on Friday, citing security concerns.

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The United States and Australia have suspended consular services ahead of Brazil’s presidential vote. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces presidential candidate and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with Lula holding a 3-point lead in a runoff scenario.

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