Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns
The co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain on a FlyDubai flight has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national.
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who'd been barred from flying on his country's airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday.
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