Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?

A Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flight bound for Israel has been identified as an Omani national previously barred from flying in his home country over concerns about alleged extremist views, according to media reports.There has been no official confirmation of the pilot’s identity or his beliefs.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Flydubai attack gives Netanyahu new security message ahead of Israel votelist 2 of 3Flydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probelist 3 of 3FlyDubai pilot describes opening cockpit door during attackend of listThe United Arab Emirates on Saturday described Wednesday’s incident on board Flight FZ1073 as an attempted “terrorist operation”, saying the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, with an emergency axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft.But investigators are still working to establish the motive and whether anyone else was connected to the attack, which has raised concerns about pilot vetting and aviation security.Here is what we know:What do we know about the accused pilot?The co-pilot suspected of attacking the captain of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight ca...