WorldOmani Co-Pilot Hamam Al-Hammami Accused in Flydubai Attack
Hamam Al-Hammami, an Omani co-pilot for Flydubai, is accused of stabbing Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on September 30. The flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the attack. Al-Hammami was previously flagged as a security risk in Oman, where he was suspended from Oman Air's flight training in 2024 due to possession of extremist material and reassigned to an administrative role.
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