UAE Prosecution: Co-Pilot Attacked Captain with Axe in Attempted Terror Attack

The UAE Public Prosecution has officially confirmed that the security incident aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was classified as an attempted terrorist attack, The Jerusalem Post and Romanian news outlet G4Media reported.

In the first details released from the investigation, the UAE Prosecutor General stated that the co-pilot attacked the captain inside the cockpit with an axe in an attempt to take control of the aircraft.

Further details regarding the investigation's findings and upcoming legal proceedings have not yet been released.