The belief is growing that the co-pilot planned to crash the plane in order to kill the 150 Israeli passengers on board.
An initial investigation into the incident suggests that the Emirati pilot, who acted to prevent him from carrying out the plan with the help of some of the Israeli passengers, used an emergency axe that was in the cockpit during the takeover.
It is believed that during the struggle, the pilot stabbed the co-pilot with the axe, which is designed to break the cockpit window in emergencies. The exact circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.