The Omani co-pilot ‘s alleged confession comes amid reports that he was fired from Oman’s national airline last year because of his extremist views
The Omani co-pilot who attacked the Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has made a big revelation. He said the attack was in retaliation for the Gaza attack.
The investigation into the attempted hijacking of the Flydubai flight has uncovered new revelations. ‘I did this to avenge Gaza. I wanted to die as a martyr,’ Hamam al-Hammami reportedly told Emirati investigators during interrogation. Even after re was restrained by crew members on flydubai flight, Hammami repeatedly told passengers, ‘Kill me. I want to die as a martyr’. Authorities are now checking his phone, foreign trips and contacts to find out if he did it all alone.
The Omani co-pilot ‘s alleged confession comes amid reports that he was fired from Oman’s national airline last year because of his extremist views. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously said the co-pilot was believed to be influenced by ‘Islamic radical ideology’.
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