Co-pilot in FlyDubai incident is identified as Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami

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The co-pilot suspected of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight before passengers and others stopped the attack is an Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami, three people with knowledge of the situation, including a Gulf and Western diplomat, said on Saturday.

All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.