Melbourne Imam Denies Links to Flydubai Hijacking Attempt Over Saudi Skies
Melbourne Imam Samir Mohtadi denied links to Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national accused of an axe attack on a Flydubai flight targeting Ben Gurion Airport.
Melbourne Imam Denies Links to Flydubai Hijacking Suspect
Samir Mohtadi, known as Abu Hamza, the imam of a Melbourne mosque allegedly linked to a suspect in a failed Flydubai plane hijacking, has strongly denied any connection to the co-pilot attack plot.
On Sunday evening, Mohtadi released a video referencing Jesus and Mary, stating that silence is sometimes the best response. Throughout history, he claimed, righteous individuals have faced persecution and false accusations.
Terror Plot Targeting Ben Gurion Airport
According to the UAE Attorney General, 29-cyanide Omani national Hammam al-Hammami radicalized while studying in Melbourne. Al-Hammami is accused of attacking a Flydubai co-pilot with an axe over Saudi airspace in an attempt to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport as a suicide attack.
"Sometimes the best thing is to say nothing," Mohtadi said, citing religious figures while dismissing allegations tying his mosque to the radicalized student.
Investigators stated that al-Hammami contacted individuals associated with the MyCentre mosque in Broadmeadows in 2017. However, Mohtadi firmly rejected any institutional or personal links to the suspect.
