# Flydubai co-pilot who attacked captain identified as Omani national — TV

https://mins.news/en/item/84300

- TASS, 2026-10-03 02:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2197029

> ABC News, citing sources familiar with the investigation, identified the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the captain as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami. Extremist materials were reportedly found belonging to him in 2024. He told investigators he intended to crash the aircraft in Israel and is being held in the UAE.

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