Israeli news outlet N12 (Channel 12) reports that what took place in the cockpit during the recent Flydubai flight incident was recorded by onboard cameras, according to The Zioneer. The claim remains unconfirmed by the airline or authorities.
Channel 12 (N12) reported Sunday that the incident in the cockpit of the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was recorded by onboard cameras. The claim has not been confirmed by the airline or by UAE authorities.
The flight landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday after what officials later described as an attempted terror attack. We reported that the Omani co-pilot, identified as Hammam al-Hammami, 29, confessed to planning to crash the plane into a strategic target in Israel. The UAE officially confirmed the incident as a terrorist attack, and a senior UAE official stated Sunday that the co-pilot faces the death penalty if convicted, saying "we don't play around with such things here."
Earlier, we reported that al-Hammami had posted a video praising an al-Qaeda suicide bomber and that he attacked the captain with an emergency axe. Two Israeli passengers recounted that crew asked them to release the attacker after he was handcuffed, but they refused.
The Zioneer previously published footage described as capturing "moments of horror and drama" from the flight. The existence and content of the specific cockpit recording cited by Channel 12 have not been independently verified, and authorities have not publicly commented on the report.
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