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Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

Adeshola Ore and Sarah Basford Canales · The Guardian · World
Published 4 Oct 2026, 12:26 pm·3 d ago·1 min read
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Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian security agencies have launched an investigation after it emerged that the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight spent about two years in the country as a student. Disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when passengers and crew intervened to stop the co-pilot’s attempt to take control of the flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, which had 182 people onboard and plunged 16,625…

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