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On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and was diverted to land at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. The incident initially raised concerns about a possible hijacking, prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. However, Israeli officials later reported that the emergency signals were due to a physical altercation between the plane's two pilots rather than a hijacking attempt.

The flight, identified as Flydubai Flight FZ1073, transmitted multiple emergency alerts after takeoff and over Jordanian airspace before landing safely in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on board managed to overpower the attacker, who was later identified by UAE officials as Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami. Al-Hammami allegedly attempted to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport but was stopped by passengers.

UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi stated that signs of al-Hammami’s radicalization first emerged in 2017 while he was studying engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He reportedly became influenced by extremist literature and online content glorifying terrorist organizations during this period.

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Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack · assertive framing

Australian security agencies have launched an investigation after it emerged that the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight spent about two years in the country as a student. uncertain

who → launch → student

which → avert → seconds

The United Arab Emirates’ prosecutor general has said the co-pilot had used a crash axe in the attempted “terrorist attack”, in which the pilot was stabbed mid-air. asserted

pilot → say → which

Numerous media outlets have named the co-pilot as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national. asserted

outlets → name → Hammami

A source familiar with the case, but not authorised to speak publicly, said the man was granted an Australian student visa in 2014, before arriving in the country to commence a university course the following year. asserted

man → authorise → course

He left Australia in 2017, and his visa was cancelled in 2019 after authorities confirmed he was no longer enrolled in the course, the source said. asserted

source → leave → course

The Australian federal police (AFP) on Sunday said multiple agencies – including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) – were probing the man’s connections to the country. asserted

agencies → say → country

“The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (VIC JCTT), comprising the AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO, can confirm it is investigating the man’s links to Australia,” an AFP spokesperson said. “An update will be provided at an appropriate time.” asserted

update → comprise → time

US media outlets, including CNN, reported that a now-deleted LinkedIn profile said al-Hammami had studied engineering at an Australian university. asserted

Hammami → include → university

Guardian Australia has not verified which university the co-pilot attended. asserted

pilot → verify → university

It came after a British university, Buckinghamshire New University, said a student named Hamam al-Hammami had “previously completed a distance-learning course in aviation management” at the institution. asserted

student → come → institution

It added: “He did not undertake any pilot training at the university.” asserted

He → add → university

A flydubai spokesperson on Saturday said the circumstances surrounding the incident were still under investigation and the airline was not in a position to comment further. asserted

airline → say → position

The airline’s flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv have been suspended until further notice after the attack. asserted

flights → suspend → attack

The Omani co-pilot and the flight’s Indian captain, Smit Machchhar, were taken to the UAE, as it leads the investigation. asserted

it → take → investigation

Officials have said a number of countries including Israel are participating. asserted

number → say → Israel

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the co-pilot had been barred from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views. asserted

he → report → views

He was then moved to an administrative job at Oman Air, according to the official, before being hired by the UAE-based budget airline flydubai. uncertain

He → move → airline

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