UAE prosecutors say Flydubai co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami tried to seize control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight last week and planned a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. The Omani national allegedly admitted acting alone after preparing psychologically and physically, and was reportedly previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.
Sky News – World Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s international airport, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday. Hammam al-Hammami attacked the plane’s India…
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe in the cockpit; passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and the plane landed safely. UAE prosecutors have called the incident an attempted suicide terrorist attack and identified the co-pilot as Hammam al-Hammami, saying he planned to crash into Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal and admitted acting alone; they have also alleged he
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UAE prosecutors now say the FlyDubai co-pilot planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal, identified him as Hammam al-Hammami, and said he admitted acting alone.
A Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight into the terminal at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, according to a UAE official.
Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s international airport, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday. Hammam al-Hammami attacked the plane’s India…
Attorney General says suspect admitted he acted alone after preparing psychologically and physically for the attack.
Sky News – World The UAE attorney general has said the alleged hijacker of a flydubai plane planned to crash into Israel's Ben Gurion airport.
NYTimes – World Spain has begun three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo. The crash, Spain's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year, occurred after one train struck another from behind, derailing carriages. Emergency services are searching wreckage and authorities have launched an official investigation; the transport minister suggested an 'inexplicable' traffic order preceded the crash.
A Russian drone strike hit Dnipro's main railway station in central Ukraine, killing at least 13 people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called the attack "horrific." One later report put the death toll at at least 14. The strike targeted passengers waiting on a crowded platform.
BBC News – World Final results from Israel's parliamentary election show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The main opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats. With no clear winner, the path to forming a government remains uncertain.
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