# Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

https://mins.news/en/video/84689

- BBC News, 2026-10-03 13:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oun0ZCKRw3U

> The UAE prosecutor general says a Flydubai co-pilot tried to seize control of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight carrying more than 170 people and attacked the captain with a crash axe. The aircraft plunged 17,000ft before passengers subdued the attacker, and two reserve pilots landed it safely in Saudi Arabia.

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