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COCKPIT WEAPON MYSTERY: Was An Emergency Axe Used To Attack The Flydubai Captain?

As the United Arab Emirates’ civil aviation authority continues investigating the attack aboard the Flydubai flight, a central question remains unanswered: What weapon was used against the captain? Some passengers described a knife, but another possibility has emerged in Israel — an emergency axe that may already have been inside the cockpit. There has been […]
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(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The incident involving the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight using a weapon to attack the captain and cause the plane to crash has raised questions about how such a dangerous object could be brought into the cockpit.

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The incident on Flydubai flight FZ1073 is raising many questions about the type of weapon used to attack Indian captain Smit Machchhar, as well as how the weapon was brought into the cockpit.

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The attack on the Flydubai captain raises questions about how the weapon appeared in the cockpit. There is speculation that the co-pilot did not bring a weapon on board but instead used a rescue axe already provided on the aircraft.

·Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Indian Express broke the news in Noida, India on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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