The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, planned to seize control of the 182-passenger aircraft and crash it into…
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UAE says Flydubai suspect intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport
The Hill
October 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, planned to seize control of the 182-passenger aircraft and crash it into…