Image of Al-Zawahiri and Extremist Comments.. New Assistant Pilot of Fly Dubai

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While investigations are still ongoing in the UAE with Hamam Al-Hamami, the co-pilot of the FlyDubai flight that was subjected to an attempted attack last Wednesday that nearly led to the death of about 180 people, Al-Hamami's posts revealed signs and evidence of his extremism.

After the failed attack on the plane, two posts appeared on Al-Hamami's personal account on the LinkedIn platform. One of the posts included a picture of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over the leadership of Al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden.

One of the posts, about 9 hours after the failed attack, showed a video of Israeli planes, followed by images of a suicide bomber and al-Zawahiri.

It remains unclear whether the posts were scheduled for publication or not, especially since the LinkedIn account was later suspended, according to what was reported by CNN.

Previous comments by Al-Hamami on X, under the name @pilothamam, showed extremist thinking against women, welcoming violence and beating women when necessary.

In one discussion, he wrote on his X account addressing a woman: "I will step on your head, wipe the floor with you, and make you an example for others before I release you."

In another post, he seemed to support Russia while defending violence against women, commenting on a discussion about a man hitting a woman by saying: "He gave her a preemptive slap to redefine her boundaries, just as Russia slapped Ukraine to redraw its boundaries."

He also stated in one comment that women have become bolder because they are "safe from punishment," adding that a woman in some parts of the Middle East, if she angers her husband, "sleeps on a slap and wakes up to a slap."

Investigations so far have indicated that the suspect acted alone and had no connections to Iran, according to two American officials speaking to the New York Times.

The 29-year-old Hemami, born to an Omani father and a Syrian mother, faces charges of attempting to carry out a terrorist act by using the emergency axe found on board a Boeing 737 Max to assault the Indian pilot, Smit Mashchar.