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Investigators describe incident as attempted terror attack Passengers and crew intervened after the co-pilot attacked the captain, allowing a reserve pilot to take control and land Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Investigators describe incident as attempted terror attackS1
- Passengers and crew intervened after the co-pilot attacked the captain, allowing a reserve pilot to take control and landS2
- The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.S3
- TEL AVIV — A Flydubai pilot attacked his fellow pilot using a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft’s flight controls in an attempted terrorist attack, an official in the United Arab Emirates said Saturday.S4
- The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with an axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the prosecutor general said.S5
- The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.S6
- It's the first time that Emirati authorities have characterised the incident as an attempted "terrorist attack".S7
- The co-pilot of FlyDubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv attempted to “take control of the aircraft” to carry out a “terrorist act,” UAE officials said.S8
