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While the UAE Attorney General has characterised the incident as an attempted terrorist act, investigators are still working to establish the co-pilot's motive and whether there are any wider connections.
The main accused, Hamam al-Hammami, the co-pilot from Oman, have revealed chilling details during his interrogation.
A shocking aviation security revelation has emerged after the alleged attempted terror attack aboard a Flydubai flight carrying Israeli passengers. According to The Wall Street Journal, Oman had reportedly banned the co-pilot from flying over concerns that he had been radicalized. Despite the warning, he continued…