# UAE calls Flydubai co-pilot's attempted takeover a terrorist attack

https://mins.news/en/video/84797

- Reuters, 2026-10-03 16:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH1HWGqLJyk

> The United Arab Emirates described a Flydubai co-pilot’s attempted takeover as a “terrorist attack” as further details about the suspect emerged. The roundup also covers a failed execution in Tennessee, a second Russian strike on a major Kyiv bridge, the G7’s release of emergency oil reserves and a stranded object drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors in South Korea.

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