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2026-10-05 08:17
Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit's crash axe
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How each side titled it
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Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks
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First reported by NBC News (Lean left); 8 outlets over 34h. The right followed 6h later.
NBC News · +5h ABC News · +6h UPI · +6h New York Post · +7h Washington Examiner · +18h Breitbart · +28h Al Jazeera · +34h RealClearPolitics
What each side is saying
- Al JazeeraLean left
As investigations are conducted, official versions of the incident have come under scrutiny.
Read at aljazeera.com → - UPICenter
A pilot on the diverted Flydubai flight attacked the captain with a crash ax in an attempted terrorist attack, a United Arab Emirates official said.
Read at upi.com → - RealClearPoliticsLean right
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Read at realclearpolitics.com → - BreitbartRight
The captain of the Flydubai jet targeted in Wednesday’s attempted hijacking said his co-pilot asked to pray just minutes before striking him from behind with a cockpit crash axe, as new evidence revealed the suspect’s apparent affinity for al-Qaeda and pro-al-Qaeda propaganda calling for further…
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RealClearPoliticsLean right
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What are the five questions being asked regarding the Flydubai attack?
Read at aljazeera.com →BreitbartRight
Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks
Read at breitbart.com →Washington ExaminerLean right
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in hijacking
Read at washingtonexaminer.com →New York PostLean right
Former Marine One pilot ID’d as captain in deadly Catalina Island medical helicopter crash
Read at nypost.com →UPICenter
Flydubai pilot allegedly attacked captain with a crash ax
Read at upi.com →ABC NewsLean left
FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash ax: State media
Watch at youtube.com →NBC NewsLean left
Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit's crash axe
Watch at youtube.com →NBC NewsLean left
Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE says
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