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Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned To Execute Attack In July. This Stopped Him

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Last week, Captain Machchhar, who is receiving treatment at a hospital in Abu Dhabi, told Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that al-Hammami had asked to pray minutes before he struck him with a crash axe, dealing a "big blow" to his head.

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Hamam al-Hammami, the co-pilot of a FlyDubai flight to Israel, had planned to crash the plane at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in July, but he cancelled it at the last minute.

The co-pilot of a Flydubai flight that attacked the pilot-in-command with the axe on Wednesday reportedly intended to crash the aircraft near Tel Aviv airport, according to information relayed by several international media. ...

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[Cable News] Israeli media reported that the co-pilot in the Dubai Airlines attack originally planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv Airport. He had planned the attack in July, but it was thwarted.

He planned to carry out the attack in July, but backed out at the last minute because his friend was among the crew members.

Flydubai co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami had plotted to crash the plane in July. He had tried to crash the plane near Israel. But a major tragedy was averted thanks to the bravery of Captain Smith Machar and the timely actions of two off-duty pilots. Investigations into Hamam's background and motives are ongoing.

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आज तक broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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