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Australia probes Flydubai co-pilot after 17,000ft dive
BBC News··4 Oct
Australian Federal Police are investigating the Flydubai co-pilot's links to Australia. Sources said he held a student visa in 2014 and studied there from 2015 to 2017. ABC said the visa was cancelled in 2019. The UAE prosecutor said the 30 September Dubai-Tel Aviv flight carried more than 170 passengers and plunged 17,000ft in the attack.
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What It Means For You
- AFP said an update would be provided at the appropriate time as state police and the security agency join the inquiry.
- Counter-terrorism officials will review whether the man was radicalised in Australia, ABC reported.
- Passengers on the Dubai to Tel Aviv route remain subject to the ongoing UAE and Saudi investigations.
What's Happening
- AFP confirmed an investigation into the co-pilot's links to Australia after the cockpit attack.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot was an Omani national.
- Two reserve pilots landed the plane in Saudi Arabia after passengers and crew intervened.
What investigators have said so far
- Media outlets including Reuters and CNN have named the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hammami.
- He graduated in aviation management from Buckinghamshire New University in 2023, the university said.
- The UAE attorney general said the co-pilot attempted a terrorist act, state media reported.
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