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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-04 · by Ashleigh McMillan
Australian authorities are investigating connections between Hammam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack a flydubai flight using an axe, and Victoria, where he studied engineering from 2015 to 2017. Al-Hammami’s actions nearly resulted in fatalities for all 174 passengers and crew before being thwarted by fellow passengers and off-duty pilots during the flight from Russia to Israel on February 8th. The Victorian joint counterterrorism team, including ASIO and Victoria Police, is conducting the inquiry into al-Hammami's time in Australia without making judgments about whether his visa should have been granted.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency over Jordanian airspace, leading it to divert and land at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane had initially transmitted distress signals before switching to codes indicating possible hijacking but reverted back to general emergency alerts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened urgent consultations regarding the incident, with Israel's air force scrambling jets due to initial fears of a hijack attempt. However, security officials later revealed that the alert was triggered by a physical altercation between the pilots rather than a hijacking threat; all passengers were reported safe upon landing.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverted” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 298 other(s) covering the same event.
ASIO and federal police are investigating the Victorian connections of the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack the aircraft using an axe while flying to Israel.
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who → investigate → Israel
The co-pilot of the aircraft, identified by media as Omani nation Hammam al-Hammami, allegedly brandished an axe towards the lead pilot in a horrifying mid-air clash aboard flydubai’s Flight FZ1073.
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pilot → identify → FZ1073
The attempted attack came close to killing all 174 passengers and crew, according to witness accounts, and was only prevented because passengers seized al-Hammami while two off-duty pilots stabilised the Boeing 737, landing at a regional airport in Saudi Arabia.
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pilots → attempt → Arabia
According to a now-deleted LinkedIn profile publicised by American newsagencies ABC News and CNN, al-Hammami had posted that he studied engineering at a Victorian university.
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he → accord → university
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that the Victorian joint counterterrorism team, which includes ASIO and Victoria Police, were investigating al-Hammami’s links to Australia.
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which → confirm → Australia
An AFP spokeswoman said a further update would be provided at an appropriate time.
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update → say → time
A source with knowledge of the inquiry, not authorised to speak on the record, said the suspect was granted a visa to study in Australia in 2014, and was in Melbourne from 2015 to 2017 before leaving.
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suspect → authorise → 2017
His visa expired in 2019.
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visa → expire → 2019
There was no inference that the visa should not have been granted, the source said.
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source → be → ?
The university al-Hammami included on his LinkedIn profile has been approached for comment.
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Hammami → include → comment
When asked about the investigation on Sunday morning, Victorian Premier Ben Carroll said he had not been briefed on al-Hammami’s potential connections to Victoria.
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he → ask → Victoria
“It’s concerning, and I will follow that up as a matter of priority,” he said.
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he → ’ → priority
“I met with the prime minister last week, and will always continue to work with our law enforcement agencies to keep Victoria safe.”
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I → meet → Victoria
The lead prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates investigation in to the incident, Hamad Saif al-Shamsi, confirmed the co-pilot had allegedly attacked the lead pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe that was fitted on board.
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that → confirm → board
A crash axe is typically kept in the cockpit for use during emergencies such as crashes.
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axe → keep → crashes
“Investigations into the incident involving flydubai flight FZ1073 found that the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack,” the prosecutor general said in a statement carried by the UAE’s state news agency.
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general → involve → agency
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