"Omani Co-Pilot Who Attacked Captain Admits Intent to Deliberately Crash Plane Bound for Israel"

UAE Authorities Classify Incident as Attempted Act of Terrorism

The co-pilot who attacked the captain with a weapon on a passenger flight bound for Israel reportedly admitted that he had intended to deliberately crash the plane.

Flydubai passenger plane. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

According to a report by ABC News on the 2nd (local time), the 29-year-old co-pilot of Flydubai, Hammam Al Hammami, an Omani national, has been extradited to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he is currently under investigation by local authorities.

Under international aviation law, jurisdiction over crimes committed on board an aircraft is primarily granted to the country in which the aircraft is registered. Accordingly, on October 1, Al Hammami was extradited to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, the country of registration for Flydubai.

During investigations by UAE authorities, Al Hammami reportedly stated that he intended to crash the passenger plane in Israel.

The UAE investigative authorities have classified the incident as an attempted act of terrorism and are further investigating the specific circumstances surrounding the case, Al Hammami's motives, and whether there were any accomplices involved.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that Al Hammami had previously been banned from flying in Oman due to concerns over his radical ideological tendencies.

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