Flydubai co-pilot who attacked Smit Machchhar to carry out a terrorist attack studied at a UK university: Report
Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al Hammami attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an axe during flight FZ1073, aiming to crash the aircraft. He previously studied aviation management at Buckinghamshire New University but had been banned from flying in Oman due to extremist views. Investigations are ongoing to determine if he acted alone or had extremist connections.