Flydubai co-pilot\u2019s axe attack on captain was a planned \u2018terrorist act\u2019, UAE says

The UAE’s attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a “terrorist act” and attacked the captain with the cockpit’s emergency axe.The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker and force an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.Multiple media reports suggested the co-pilot, identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, had been banned from flying over Oman over concerns about extremist vi