These pilots, taken into custody on October 3, are reportedly linked to attacker Hammam al-Hammami.
\n\nThe investigation into the alleged attempt to hijack a flydubai aircraft and carry out a terror attack has taken a fresh turn, with two more Maldivian pilots employed by the airline reportedly detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Maldivian news outlets Adhadhu and Mihaaru, the two pilots were taken into custody on October 3. Their families have reportedly been formally informed of their detention by the Maldivian Embassy in the UAE.
\n\nThe two men were not aboard the Dubai flight FZ1073, which was at the centre of the September 30 incident. However, reports suggest that they may have known and interacted with Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the aircraft's pilot, Machchhar, with an axe in an alleged attempt to seize control of the plane.
\n\nAccording to Mihaaru, the two detained pilots are believed to have worked alongside al-Hammami and lived in the same building as him. Reports have also claimed that both pilots had previously travelled to Israel, although the significance of those trips, if any, remains unclear.
\n\nThe two men are among the most recent recruits in Flydubai's…
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