# Co-pilot in FlyDubai incident identified, sources tell AP

https://mins.news/en/video/84617

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-03 12:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpVgfaqVDm8

> Officials said Saturday that the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain with an axe and trying to take control of an Israel-bound flight was an Omani national. He had previously been barred from flying for his country’s airline over concerns about extremist views.

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