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Passengers Thwart Alleged Flydubai Hijack, Crew Restrain Co-Pilot
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Story summary
- Passengers and crew stopped an alleged hijack on a Flydubai flight carrying 182 people on 30 September.
- Co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an emergency axe.
- UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi said Hammam al-Hammami radicalised at RMIT University in 2017.
- The flight landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia after passengers rescued Captain Smit Machchhar and restrained Hammam al-Hammami.