What changed in this update
The flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft two and a half hours into its journey before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker.
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FlyDubai cockpit attack and emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia
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Current state
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe in the cockpit; passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and the plane landed safely. The UAE has called the incident an attempted 'terrorist attack', and ongoing investigations now indicate the attacker intended to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
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What changed
Investigators now believe the FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
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BBC News – World BBC
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft two and a half hours into its journey before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker.
Al Jazeera
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
Al Jazeera
What we know about the co-pilot accused in Flydubai attack
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NYTimes – World NYT
Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views
It was unclear what background checks had been carried out before he was allowed to fly to Israel.
Euronews
UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in “terrorist” act
The FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed the Tel-Aviv bound flight is an Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami. He was barred from flying by Oman amid concerns he showed signs of extremist views. The incident threw the already hard-hit regional travel industry into crisis.
Al Jazeera
Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?
NYTimes – World NYT
FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says
The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.
DW
Flydubai co-pilot attempted 'terrorist attack,' UAE says
The man, who stabbed his fellow pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight, was reportedly barred from flying in his native Oman over security concerns.
Guardian
Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE
Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used a crash axe to attempt to carry out a “terrorist attack” during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to a state news agency. The UAE statement cited the prosecutor general as saying…
Al Jazeera
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAE
Probe under way to determine 'all the circumstances', including motive, UAE's prosecutor general says.
Sky News – World Sky
Flydubai co-pilot 'attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack', UAE says
The flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a Tel Aviv-bound flight that nearly crashed, the United Arab Emirates has said.
DW
Omani co-pilot on Flydubai attempted 'terrorist' act — UAE
The man who stabbed his fellow pilot, the captain of the Israel-bound Flydubai flight, was also reportedly barred from flying in his native Oman over security concerns, according to a US media report.
DW
Co-pilot on Flydubai flight was banned from flying by Oman
The man who stabbed his fellow pilot, the captain of the Israel-bound Flydubai flight, was reportedly barred from flying in his native Oman over security concerns.
