{
  "id": 13266501,
  "title": "Investigators say flydubai pilot's 'drift towards terrorism' started in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/investigators-say-flydubai-pilots-drift-towards-terrorism-started-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:57:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/flydubai-investigation-copilot-drift-to-extremism/107250928"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Investigators say Al-Hammami's drift towards extremism and terrorism began in Australia nearly 10 years ago. The Emirati attorney-general alleged that Al-Hammami, an Omani national, was attempting to crash a flydubai plane into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, inspired by Al Qaeda's September 11 attacks. During interrogations, authorities learned of his leanings. According to the UAE's state news agency, Al-Hammami had been influenced by takfiri ideology through reading extremist literature and following online content glorifying terrorist organizations and suicide attacks. He had attended a mosque and interacted with an organization linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, known as \"My Centre,\" managed by a Lebanese man called \"Abu Hamza.\" Al-Hammami reportedly prepared himself both psychologically and physically for the attack by intensifying his exposure to terrorist material and training in boxing under a private coach. The Australian Federal Police has launched an investigation into Al-Hammami's time in Australia and any links to extremism.",
  "summary": "A United Arab Emirates official says the man who allegedly tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv was reading extremist literature and following online content glorifying terrorist organisations while studying in Australia.",
  "key_points": [
    "Al-Hammami's extremism started in Australia nearly 10 years ago",
    "Emirati attorney-general alleged Al-Hammami planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport",
    "Al-Hammami influenced by takfiri ideology and prepared for attack"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}