PoliticsEx-US Defense Secretary Calls Flydubai Attack Terrorism
Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta described the Flydubai cockpit stabbing of Indian captain Smit Machchhar as "the very definition of terrorism" and a "massive security failure." The attacker, Omani co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami, 29, was previously removed from an Oman Air job for expressing extremist views. This raised questions about how he was allowed to pilot a Flydubai flight with passengers despite his history.
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