UAE investigators say flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act'
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UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not reveal his motive.
During the flight on Wednesday, its Indian captain was assaulted by the co-pilot but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker and force an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Initial findings from a UAE investigation did not disclose the co-pilot’s nationality, according to a report Saturday by the country’s state news agency WAM, but a Saudi source has confirmed to AFP that he was Omani.
