Australia probes flydubai co-pilot's links to the country, police say

A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is investigating links to Australia of the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 , who allegedly stabbed his captain and then attempted to hijack the plane, a police spokesperson said on Sunday. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team — which comprises federal police, Victorian state police and the ASIO intelligence agency — was “investigating the man’s links to Australia”, the Australian Federal Police spokesperson said. Two sources briefed on the investigation said the co-pilot studied at a university in Melbourne, the capital of the…