️🇲🇻🇦🇪 Adhadhu: Two Maldivian pilots in Dubai have been arrested by UAE authorities as part of the investigation into co-pilot Hammam al-Hamami's alleged attempt to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.

Maldivian media reported that the two pilots had interacted with al-Hamami on the job. Their families were reportedly informed of their arrest by the Maldivian embassy in the UAE, after initially not being informed of their whereabouts.

The Maldivian President's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to comment. UAE authorities have not publicly announced charges against the two pilots or confirmed direct involvement in the alleged attack.