The second pilot of Flydubai flight attacked the captain with an emergency axe, which is being treated as an attempted terrorist act while the investigation is ongoing.

The second pilot of Flydubai flight attacked the captain with an emergency axe, which is being treated as an attempted terrorist act while the investigation is ongoing.

@varlamov_news 03 Oct 2026, 08:13

On a Flydubai flight, co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami attacked the captain with an axe, which has been classified as an attempted terrorist act, according to the UAE Attorney General.

@meduzalive 03 Oct 2026, 07:46

Flydubai pilot Oman Humame al-Hamami, previously suspended for extremist views, has become a suspect in an attack on a colleague during the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, which has been classified as an attempted terrorist act.

@mash 03 Oct 2026, 07:00