Flydubai co‑pilot accused of plotting crash into Tel Aviv tower
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- UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al‑Shamsi is leading an investigation into 29‑year‑old co‑pilot Hamam Al‑Hamami, who allegedly planned to crash a flight into the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv.
- Al‑Hamami, previously dismissed by Oman Air for extremist views and barred from piloting there, was later hired by flydubai after relocating to Morocco and visiting Syria; during eight months with the carrier he flew to Israel dozens of times, most recently days before the incident, and allegedly intended to incapacitate the Indian pilot, seize the cockpit and direct the aircraft toward Israel. He is expected to face the death penalty once the investigation is completed.
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