# Australian security agencies investigate Flydubai co-pilot’s time in country after alleged cockpit attack

https://mins.news/en/item/85001

- The Guardian, 2026-10-04 01:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/04/flydubai-co-pilot-time-in-australia-being-investigated-security-agencies-ntwnfb

> Australian security agencies are investigating Flydubai co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami’s reported two years as a student in Australia before he allegedly tried to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound flight. Passengers and crew intervened after the plane plunged sharply, while UAE prosecutors say he used a crash axe and stabbed the pilot. The route has been suspended and several countries are involved in the investigation.

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