Chief prosecutor says aviator aimed to cause ‘the greatest possible loss of life’ Attorney General says suspect admitted he acted alone after preparing psychologically and physically for the attack. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Chief prosecutor says aviator aimed to cause ‘the greatest possible loss of life’S1
- Attorney General says suspect admitted he acted alone after preparing psychologically and physically for the attack.S2
- Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani national, intended to cause “the greatest possible number of human casualties,” the Emirati attorney general said.S3
- UAE investigators determined that Hammami met both the professional and security requirements for joining flydubai at the time he was hired.S4
- Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami reportedly “drew inspiration” from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and used two previous flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv to “familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport.”S5
- The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last month had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday. The unnamed Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn i...S6
- The Omani co-pilot was previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.S7
- 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.S8