Co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted ‘terrorist attack’: UAE
The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a “terrorist attack” during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.“Investigations into the incident involving flydubai flight FZ1073 found that the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack,” WAM quoted UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi as saying.
A source briefed on the investigation told Reuters on Friday that Israeli officials were expected to question the co-pilot in the UAE.
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