Flydubai Co-Pilot Attempted Terror Attack on Tel Aviv Flight

Flydubai Co-Pilot Attempted Terror Attack on Tel Aviv Flight

UAE investigators say Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani co-pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe and tried to seize control of the aircraft in what officials termed a 'terrorist attack.' Al-Hammami, who had previously been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views, was subdued by passengers before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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