UAE: Deputy Captain of 'Flydubai' Attempted Terrorist Act
Qiyas summary
Emirates News Agency: Deputy captain of a Flydubai flight attempted to carry out a terrorist act and assaulted the captain.
Translated by Qiyas from الوسط — Original source
The Emirates News Agency reported yesterday that the UAE’s Public Prosecutor, Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi, stated that investigations into the incident involving a Flydubai flight bound from Dubai to Tel Aviv revealed that the co-pilot had begun carrying out a terrorist act. He clarified that the co-pilot executed his plan during the flight, attacking the captain inside the cockpit with an emergency axe and attempting to seize control of the aircraft’s controls.
