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Flydubai Co-Pilot Acted Alone in Alleged Attack on Israel-Bound Flight: Reports
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Moneycontrol•04-10-2026, 22:21
Flydubai Co-Pilot Acted Alone in Alleged Attack on Israel-Bound Flight: Reports
- •Media reports suggest the flydubai co-pilot, identified as Hamam al-Hammami, likely acted alone in the alleged attack on an Israel-bound flight.
- •Al-Hammami was reportedly barred from flying in Oman due to concerns about his radical ideological views, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- •International investigators, including those from Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, are working to determine a motive, with early findings pointing to a lone-wolf attack.
- •The incident involved flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai, which plunged thousands of feet after the co-pilot allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar.
- •The Australian Federal Police are investigating al-Hammami's links to Australia, where he studied between 2015 and 2017.
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Media outlets identified the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, though his identity has not received official confirmation.
Flydubai flight FZ1073 suffered an alleged attack on Captain Smit Machchhar by the co-pilot, causing the aircraft to plunge over 17,000 feet before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates and Israel are leading investigations into the incident, while Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry and the Australian Federal Police are also conducting probes.
