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.
TL;DR
- Counter-terrorism investigators are probing potential Australian links to a FlyDubai co-pilot.
- The co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, allegedly attacked the captain and attempted to seize control of the plane.
- The incident occurred on a flight bound for Tel Aviv and is being treated as a terrorist attack.
- A cockpit crash axe was allegedly used by the co-pilot.
- The flight, with 182 people on board, nearly crashed before the co-pilot was subdued by passengers and others.