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Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE

Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views

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Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE

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Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views

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October 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM EDT to October 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 334496 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/flydubai-co-pilot-used-crash-axe-to-attack-captain-says-uae The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 October 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 334496 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/flydubai-co-pilot-used-crash-axe-to-attack-captain-says-uae October 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 373541 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/flydubai-co-pilot-used-crash-axe-to-attack-captain-says-uae
October 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM EDT to October 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactly Every one of the 2 October 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly October 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly

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