The Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar and attempting to seize control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight has been identified as Omani national Hamam Al-Hammami. Reports say he was previously grounded in Oman over alleged extremist views linked to time spent in Syria. The September 30 flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia; he now faces a terrorism investigation in the UAE.
Flydubai co-pilot accused in cockpit attack identified as Omani national
Source: WION