UAE treats FlyDubai copilot axe attack as terrorist act
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The authorities of the United Arab Emirates concluded preliminarily that the Flydubai copilot attempted a "terrorist act" by attacking the commander with the cockpit emergency axe to take control of the aircraft.
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Emirados Árabes treat the incident on the Flydubai flight as a "terrorist attack" involving the copilot attacking the pilot with an axe
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FlyDubai co-pilot was flagged over extremism concerns before being allowed to work
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Oman barred FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami from flying due to concerns over extremist views
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The Flydubai co-pilot was barred from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views