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03/10/2026 UAE prosecutors say co-pilot used cockpit axe in plane attack

Investigators say the co-pilot used an axe to attack the plane's captain.

Investigators in the United Arab Emirates say the co-pilot on a plane bound for Israel used an axe, stored in the cockpit for emergencies, as a weapon to attack the aircraft's captain. Also: Spanish riot police and protesters in Valencia clash at a demonstration over housing. And Tennessee's prison commissioner resigns over the botched execution of Christa Pike.

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