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FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain of a flight to Tel Aviv last month intending to crash the plane into Israel’s main airport terminal

The Independent UK · 2h ago

FlyDubai attacker called women ‘rotten flesh’ in misogynistic social media posts: report

Hamam Al-Hammami is alleged to have use a crash axe to launch a surprise attack on the flight captain

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Flydubai co-pilot trained at one of UK’s biggest flight schools – report

The 29-year-old co-pilot also visited New Zealand as part of his training

The Independent UK · Oct 7

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Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised

Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe

Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-Hammami

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Investigators believe Flydubai co-pilot acted as ‘lone wolf’ – report

Preliminary investigation doesn’t indicate Omani pilot’s ties to any organisation or government

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Flydubai flight 1073: Co-pilot said he meant to crash jet; multi-country probes widen

Hamam al-Hammami, the flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a passenger jet bound for Tel Aviv, told investigators after the plane landed in Saudi Arabia that he wanted to deliberately bring it down and was 'not afraid of death', according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Times of India · Oct 4

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How did a barred Omani co-pilot end up flying a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet?

Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar and attempting to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, had already come to the attention of authorities for his radical extremist tendencies. Despite this he was cleared to fly to Israel by flydubai.

The Times of India · Oct 3

An old political prisoner warns against new Tunisian constitution

Hamma al-Hammami knows the peril Tunisia risks if it slides back into autocracy, as he and opposition parties warn it may do if President Kais Saied passes his draft constitution in a referendum on Monday.

Reuters · Jul 24, 2022

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