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

The United Arab Emirates Federal Prosecutor, Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi, has announced that a Flydubai co-pilot attempted to carry out a terrorist attack during flight FZ1073. According to the investigation, the co-pilot assaulted the captain while the aircraft was in flight, an act described by authorities as a deliberate attempt to commit a terrorist act.

The incident, which occurred on a flight bound for Tel Aviv, reportedly brought the aircraft near a crash. The UAE’s official statement, released via the WAM News Agency, confirms that the co-pilot’s actions were investigated as a planned terrorist operation.