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Omani terrorist who attacked Indian pilot to carry out 9/11 style attack identified as Hamam al-Hammami, Instagram handle had pictures of Al-Qaeda terrorist

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2026

Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in a cockpit struggle, faced prior radicalisation warnings at Oman Air.

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‘Lone wolf, Islamic radical’: Former Mossad official on Omani copilot who attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2026

Rami Igra said that the term 'lone wolf' should be understood in the context of the religious war that has been going on in the Middle East

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‘He underwent Islamist radical indoctrination’: PM Netanyahu on the Omani terrorist who stabbed Indian pilot on an Israel-bound flight

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2026

Israel PM Netanyahu said that the Omani co-pilot asked air crew at the Flydubai flight to kill him.

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Can an Omani pilot fly a plane to Israel? The question at the heart of the Flydubai crisis

Jinit Jain - 1 October, 2026

One of the most pressing questions in the aftermath of a potential 9/11 terror attack targeting Israel is: How did an Omani national end up as co-pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight when Oman has no diplomatic ties with Israel?

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‘Religious extremist who prayed all day & refused to shake hands with women’: Who is the Omani co-pilot who stabbed the Indian pilot in...

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2026

Investigators are examining why the Omani co-pilot was allowed to operate a flight bound for Israel and whether he held dual citizenship.

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US talks directly to Iran-backed Houthis as Saudi Arabia fights them: How Washington and Riyadh are drifting apart over Yemen

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2026

US diplomats held direct talks with Houthi representatives in Oman to preserve a ceasefire and keep the Red Sea open, leaving Saudi Arabia to fight the Iran-backed group entirely on its own.

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