{"id":384521,"date":"2026-10-03T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-flydubai-captain-attacked-by-cockpit-axe-during-israel-bound-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:00:18","slug":"the-flydubai-captain-attacked-by-cockpit-axe-during-israel-bound-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-flydubai-captain-attacked-by-cockpit-axe-during-israel-bound-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"The FlyDubai captain attacked by cockpit axe during Israel-bound flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pFKw2sDBghc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The FlyDubai captain attacked by cockpit axe during Israel-bound flight\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pFKw2sDBghc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The co-pilot of a FlyDubai plane, who attacked the captain with an axe, had been barred from flying on his country\u2019s airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Separate sources have named him as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>UAE authorities described what unfolded on the plane as a &quot;terrorist attack&quot;. 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