Accused flydubai hijacker celebrated beating women, Sharia law on social media

Key Points:

• Hamam al-Hammami, the accused flydubai hijacker, posted violent and extremist content online while studying aviation management remotely at Buckinghamshire New University, expressing hatred towards women, Jews, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
• Al-Hammami allegedly stabbed the flight captain with a crash axe and attempted to hijack an Israel-bound flydubai plane, causing it to plunge 18,000 feet before passengers subdued him.
• His social media posts reveal radical jihadist ideology, including calls for severe Islamic punishments and violence, leading to concerns about his extremist views prior to the attack.
• Al-Hammami was previously removed from his job at Oman’s national airline due to extremist views, and his university is now reviewing his course after his involvement in the incident.
• The British government suspended BNU's license to sponsor international students on the day of the attack for unrelated reasons, and no prior concerns were raised about al-Hammami during his remote studies.