UAE Prosecutors Call Dubai Aviation Flight Attacker’s Actions a Terror Attack

TREE NEWS update: UAE Attorney-General Shamsi said on October 3 that the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attacked the captain in flight and attempted to seize control of the aircraft, calling the act a “terrorist attack.” The co-pilot used an emergency fire axe in the cockpit to strike the captain and tried to take over the flight controls, Shamsi said. Investigators are still verifying physical and digital evidence to determine the nature and motive of the incident, with final findings to be released once procedures are completed.