A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet has hit out at “false accusations”. The Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 suicide attacks, and carried out his attempt “with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life”, according to the Emirati prosecutor’s findings published by state media last...
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Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’
A Melbourne man has denied "false accusations" after prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) linked his Islamic community centre to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet. The Omani co-pilot, currently in custody in the UAE, reportedly drew inspiration from the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attacks.
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A Melbourne man has denied "false accusations" after prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) linked his Islamic community centre to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet. The Omani co-pilot, currently in custody in the UAE, reportedly drew inspiration from the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attacks. Emirati prosecutors stated the co-pilot's attempt was aimed at causing "the greatest possible loss of life." The findings were published by UAE state media.
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