An Australian Islamic leader denies links to a man accused of attempting to hijack a FlyDubai flight
An Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked a captain of a Flydubai jet with an emergency axe during a flight. The UAE authorities linked the man to a Melbourne community center and are investigating his Australian connections.
- A co-pilot on a Flydubai flight allegedly attacked the captain with an emergency axe during a flight, drawing inspiration from al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks.
- Prosecutors in the UAE linked the co-pilot to a Melbourne community center called My Centre during his radicalization.
- Australian police and intelligence services are investigating the co-pilot's connections to Australia.
- The Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet.
- The suspect used an emergency axe to attack the Indian captain during a flight.
- The Emirati prosecutor's findings state the attack aimed to cause maximum loss of life.
Outlets: ABC News Australia (Top), Al-Monitor, Free Malaysia Today, NYT > World News, SCMP Asia, The Guardian, The Independent, TheJournal.ie, Times of India (Top), Times of Israel, france24.com
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