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Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe

Jason Burke in London and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington · The Guardian · World
Published 6 Oct 2026, 5:00 am·1 d ago·1 min read
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Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-Hammami Investigators believe that the co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week originally planned his attack for July but postponed the hijacking, possibly because a friend was among the crew, regional and Israeli officials have said. The evidence of prior planning suggests that Hamam al-Hammami, 29, may have specifically sought employment with an airline that flew to Israel in order to carry out the attack on last Wednesday’s flydubai…

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