Omani Co-Pilot Identified, Allegedly Intended to Crash Plane in Israel
How 6 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
What happened
The co-pilot of a FlyDubai flight, identified as Hamam Al Hammami, allegedly attacked the captain and intended to crash the plane in Israel. He was previously dismissed by Oman Air due to extremist materials found during his training.
- 01Omani co-pilot Hamam Al Hammami identified as attacker on FlyDubai flight.
- 02Al Hammami allegedly intended to crash the plane in Israel.
- 03He was previously grounded by Oman Air for possessing extremist materials.
- 04Investigators are probing how he was cleared to fly for Flydubai.
- 05Al Hammami is reportedly cooperating with authorities after his transfer to the UAE.
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The coverage
6 newsrooms on this story
How it broke
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