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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft two and a half hours into its journey before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker.
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Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.Read original ↗
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World · BBC NewsNetanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'
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