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Passengers overpower axe attacker, Israel prepares shootdown
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Story summary
- Israel prepared to shoot down a Flydubai flight after the co-pilot attacked the captain.
- Omani national Hamam al-Hammami used an axe to stab the captain and attempt a crash.
- Passengers and two off-duty pilots overpowered the attacker after the captain unlocked the cockpit.
- The aircraft descended 14,000 feet in 29 seconds and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.