Alleged Flydubai hijacker planned ‘suicide attack’ on Tel Aviv’s airport, early investigation finds
The co-pilot confessed to acting alone, while investigators continued to examine possible accomplices and the attack plan’s links to extremist ideology.
- On Friday, the United Arab Emirates Attorney General confirmed that an Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash his aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport, targeting the passenger terminal to cause "the greatest possible number of casualties."
- Hamam al-Hammami drew inspiration from the September 11, 2001, attacks, leading him to pursue an aviation career; investigators found his Islamist radicalization began while studying in Australia in 2017.
- The suspect used two previous flights to familiarize himself with the route before attacking the captain with an axe during his third trip to Israel, according to investigators.
- Captain Smit Machchhar and passengers subdued al-Hammami after he assaulted the captain inside the cockpit, allowing the crew to divert the aircraft and land safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.
- Despite al-Hammami's confession that he acted alone, UAE authorities are continuing to investigate potential accomplices, with the attorney general emphasizing the probe remains active regarding the suspect's broader connections.
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The investigation into the axe attack on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel confirms the terrorist thesis. According to the Prosecutor General Emirati, this Friday, 9 October, the co-pilot of the aircraft...
Alleged Flydubai hijacker planned ‘suicide attack’ on Tel Aviv’s airport, early investigation finds
The alleged Flydubai hijacker had planned to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and was inspired by the 9/11 attacks, a preliminary investigation has found.
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According to the Emirati authorities, the co-pilot deliberately wanted the machine to crash. His goal: Tel Aviv Airport.
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berlingske.dkCo-pilot on Flydubai flight to Israel would "cause the greatest possible loss of life", prosecutors believe.
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor
DUBAI — The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday. The Omani co-pilot had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 suicide attacks on the United States, and carried out his attempt "with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life", according to the prosecutor's findings publi…
Attorney general says 29-year-old Omani national intended to seize control of aircraft and crash it into passenger terminal
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