UAE Wants Death Penalty for Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Pilot in Terror Attack
- The United Arab Emirates is seeking the harshest punishment, potentially including the death penalty, for Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami over an alleged cockpit attack on September 30.
- Al-Hammami allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a crash axe and tried to seize control of a flight carrying more than 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Passengers and crew intervened, and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia; the UAE described the incident as terrorism.
- A Saudi official told The Wall Street Journal that al-Hammami said he wanted to crash the aircraft, while investigators examine his background and online activity.
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Investigators are revealing more and more details about the plan, which is believed to have been in the making for months.
Accused flydubai hijacker expected to face death penalty after planning to crash jet into Tel Aviv airport: report
The accused flydubai hijacker is expected to face the death penalty and he chillingly told investigators he had a “dream” to crash the Israel-bound plane into Tel Aviv airport, according to a report.
Omani citizen Hamam al-Hamami, accused of attacking the cockpit of a Flydubai flight, could face the harshest punishment in the UAE. According to Israeli news outlet Ynet, the UAE has even sought the death penalty.
Hammam al-Hammam, the co-pilot who attempted to blow up Flydubai flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, could face the death penalty, according to an unnamed, high-ranking source in Abu Dhabi, the Israeli news portal Ynet reported on Sunday.
Al-Hammam Al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot who tried to hijack a FlyDubai plane en route to Israel, is expected to face the death penalty after his investigation revealed that he deliberately sought out airlines flying to Tel Aviv to carry out a show-stopping suicide attack. The post 'He would have stayed alive in Israel': The terrorist pilot from the FlyDubai flight is expected to face the death penalty in the Emirates appeared first on JDN.
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