Flydubai attack update: Co-pilot joined airline for its Israel routes, planned to kill Smit Machchhar in cockpit and crash jet into Israeli airport
Hamam al-Hammami told investigators that he had planned to fly the aircraft to Tel Aviv before crashing into a building or another plane at Ben Gurion Airport.
Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly attempted to crash a Flydubai aircraft into a Tel Aviv airport, had planned to kill Captain Smit Machchhar and then take control of the plane. Al-Hammami, a former engineering student in Melbourne, reportedly selected Flydubai because it operated flights to Israel. He had been barred from flying by Oman due to his extremist views but was allowed to operate the flight to Israel.
Israeli authorities have launched a joint investigation, and Australian counter-terrorism authorities are reviewing al-Hammami's background.
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