UAE orders probe into flydubai cockpit attack, to examine possible terror link

The UAE has ordered an investigation into the cockpit stabbing and suspected attempt to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft carried 174 passengers and plunged about 16,000 feet before another pilot regained control. Authorities said the inquiry would also examine a possible terror link, while aviation experts described the recovery as remarkable.

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates on Thursday ordered an investigation into the stabbing of an Indian captain and a suspected attempt to crash a flydubai aircraft bound for Tel Aviv. Authorities said they would also examine whether the incident had any terror link.

Flight FZ1073, which departed from Dubai with 174 passengers on Wednesday, plunged about 16,000 feet after the........

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