BREAKING: Attempted FlyDubai hijacking suspect IDENTIFIED

E. COPAYMENT ACCUSED OF. ATTEMPTING -- CO-PILOT ACCUSED. OF ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE PILOT. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, GUYS, HE'S NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED. AS 29-YEAR-OLD TO MANNY NATIONA. HE WAS BORN IN THE UNITED ARAB. EMIRATES REPORTEDLY IN 2024 HE. WAS GROUNDED BY OMAN AIR OVER. CONCERNS HE HAD ADOPTED ISLAMIC. RADICAL VIEWS, AND FLY DUBAI.

FAILED TO CHECK BEFORE HIRING. THE CO-PILOT. ATTACK CAUSED THAT PLANE TO. PLUMMET 18,000 FEET WHILE THE. CAPTAIN NOT ONLY STAVED OFF THE. ATTACKER, BUT HERO PASSENGERS. AND OFF-DUTY PILOTS LEAPT INTO. ACTION TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE. PLANE CARRYING 182 PEOPLE. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SAYING. THE CO-PILOT USED THE COCKPIT'S. CRASH APPS TO ATTACK -- CRASH. AXE TO ATTACK THE CAPTAIN.

INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO. ESTABLISH WHETHER THE SUSPECT. ACTED AS A LONE WOLF OR HAS ANY. CONNECTION WITH ANY EXTREMIST. GROUPS. BUT IT IS BEING REPORTED HE IS. COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES AND. HAS INDICATED THAT HIS INTENT. WAS TO CRASH THE AIRCRAFT IN. ISRAEL. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING NOW OF THE. MAN'S SOCIAL MEDIA POST WHICH. FEATURED DISTURBING MESSAGES. INCLUDING TALKING ABOUT KILLING. JEWS. BUT IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW A.

CITIZEN OF OMAN WHICH DOES NOT. RECOGNIZE ISRAEL WAS CLEARED TO. WORK ON A FLIGHT TO TEL AVIV. GUYS, BA.