Flydubai attack: Saudi hands Omani co-pilot to UAE as investigators probe bid to crash plane
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The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Flydubai flight and attempting to take control of the aircraft has been handed over by Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, as investigators examine whether the incident was a deliberate attempt to bring down the Israel-bound plane. Saudi authorities had been conducting the preliminary probe after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk.
Investigators examine possible motives