Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack, says UAE

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The UAE prosecutor general said a Flydubai co-pilot attacked the pilot with an axe and attempted a terrorist attack. The statement was the first public characterization of the incident as an attempted terrorist attack by Emirati authorities.

UAE Prosecutor General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi’s comments were the first by ​Emirati authorities to describe ‌the incident as an attempted “terrorist” attack