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🔴 UAE investigators say Flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act'

Flydubai Oman Dubai FRANCE 24:
Travelers board a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport after a separate flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, in Israel on September 30, 2026.
Travellers board a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport after a separate FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, Lod, Israel, September 30, 2026. © Ammar Awad, Reuters

The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain aboard a Flydubai flight to Israel on September 30 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said ​Saturday. The alleged assailant, identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, had been barred from flying in his country due to his radical ideological views, several media reported.

The co-pilot ⁠of Flydubai flight ​FZ1073 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said ​on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.

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