FlyDubai Co-Pilot Attacks Captain in Attempted Hijacking

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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Attacks Captain in Attempted Hijacking

Authorities say a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize control of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers, crew and reserve pilots subdued him and helped land the aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia, while investigators examine his alleged extremist ties and motive.

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Authorities Probe FlyDubai Co-Pilot’s Australian Ties

Counter-terrorism investigators are probing potential Australian links of the co-pilot of a FlyDubai plane that nearly crashed when he allegedly attacked the captain. Hamam al-Hammami is accused of trying to seize control of the commercial flight while he and the pilot were in the cockpit of a plane bound for Tel Aviv. Officials from the UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot struck the pilot with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take over the plane in an incident being treated as a terrorist attack. His actions nearly crashed the flight with 182 people on board before passengers and others rushed in and subdued him.

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Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack

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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in hijacking

The Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flight earlier this week allegedly used the cockpit’s “crash axe” in the assault and has been identified as a 29-year-old Omani national.

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FlyDubai plane attack by co-pilot was an attempted 'terrorist' act, UAE says

The FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said.

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Ax-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns

The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an ax and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country's airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday.

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Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE

Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views

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Co-Pilot Used Crash Axe in Attempted Terrorist Attack on Israel-Bound Flight, UAE Says

Investigators are examining the motives and possible links behind the attack, which passengers and crew helped thwart before the plane landed in Saudi Arabia.

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Co-pilot accused in FlyDubai attack was previously flagged as a security risk, officials say

The FlyDubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a plane was suspended as a security risk in 2024, officials say. How he ended up in the cockpit is still unclear.

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Oman banned Flydubai hijacker from flying over radical beliefs

The co-pilot who hijacked a Flydubai flight carrying 174 passengers and stabbed his captain on Wednesday was previously banned from flying by Oman over his radical beliefs.

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FlyDubai co-pilot accused of cockpit attack was grounded by Oman Air before joining airline: report

The FlyDubai co-pilot was reportedly grounded by Oman Air in 2024 over visits to radical Islamic websites before being hired without a background check.

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