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The FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said.
Accused pilot Hamam al-Hammami reportedly barred from flying in Oman due to concerns over extremist views.
“The co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist act,” UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi says after the flydubai flight makes an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.