flydubai co-pilot planned aircraft attack on Israel, officials say

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 08:31 · Archive

A flydubai co-pilot who attempted to hijack a flight last week had allegedly planned to crash the aircraft into Israel as early as July, according to regional officials with knowledge of the investigations. The hijack attempt was made on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

The officials did not provide further details about the circumstances of the attempted hijacking or how authorities intervened to prevent the attack.

How it is being reported

• flydubai: Hamam al-Hammami allegedly planned attack on flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv for JulyThe co-pilot who attempted to hijack a flydubai flight last week had planned to crash the aircraft into Israel as early as July, according to regional officials with knowledge of the investigations.Perth Now · 8 Oct, 07:53
• flydubai: Hamam al-Hammami allegedly planned attack on flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv for JulyThe co-pilot who attempted to hijack a flydubai flight last week had planned to crash the aircraft into Israel as early as July, according to regional officials with knowledge of the investigations.The West Australian · 8 Oct, 07:53

In this story: flydubai · Israel · Hamam al-Hammami · Dubai · Tel Aviv

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