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Flydubai Hijacker Radicalized at Melbourne Mosque, Investigation Finds

A 29-year-old Omani man, Humam al-Hammami, accused of attempting to hijack a Flydubai flight and attack Ben Gurion Airport, was radicalized in Melbourne in 2017. Investigations by UAE authorities, reported by the Herald Sun, indicate he studied extremist materials and was inspired by 9/11.

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Flydubai Hijacker Radicalized at Melbourne Mosque, Investigation Finds
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What happened

  1. 01Omani national Humam al-Hammami is accused of attempting to hijack a Flydubai flight and attack Ben Gurion Airport.
  2. 02Al-Hammami allegedly radicalized in 2017 at a Melbourne mosque linked to preacher Abu Hamza.
  3. 03Investigators claim he studied extremist materials and was inspired by the 9/11 attacks.
  4. 04He reportedly pursued a co-pilot career to enable a passenger plane attack.
  5. 05The suspect allegedly conducted reconnaissance flights to Tel Aviv from Dubai.
  6. 06UAE authorities are investigating the mosque's connections and funding sources.

He allegedly pursued a co-pilot career to facilitate an attack and conducted reconnaissance flights to Tel Aviv.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original

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