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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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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

Owned by British Broadcasting Corporation. Added October 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT.

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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October 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT to October 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	3 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 375439 characters, landed on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61wv7lgex13o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 3 October 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 375439 characters, landed on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61wv7lgex13o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS October 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 393693 characters, landed on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61wv7lgex13o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS October 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 400182 characters, landed on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61wv7lgex13o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
October 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Passed	200	the page contains the quotation, exactly
October 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT to October 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Failed	200	2 checks over about 24 hours, the same result every time. the page does not contain the quotation, exactly Every one of the 2 October 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT: the page does not contain the quotation, exactly October 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT: the page does not contain the quotation, exactly

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