Co-pilot who stabbed hero Indian pilot inside flydubai cockpit identified

The Omani co-pilot who stabbed hero Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight has been identified as 29-year-old Hamam Al Hammami, multiple reports said. He was reportedly earlier suspended by Oman Air after being flagged as security risk. Reports added Hammami spent much of his time outside Oman, including in Syria, where he was exposed to extremist ideas.