Melbourne man ‘strongly rejects’ links to flydubai attack suspect
Melbourne man Samir Mohtadi, also known as Abu Hamza, has "strongly rejected" accusations linking him and his Islamic centre, "MyCentre," to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet.
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'The best thing, sometimes, is not to say anything,' Mohtadi stated in the video.
The Melbourne man described the UAE prosecutors' links as 'false accusations'.
Melbourne man Samir Mohtadi strongly rejects any association with the flydubai attack suspect or his Islamic centre.
UAE attorney general alleged the Flydubai hijacker's extremism began while studying at RMIT University in Melbourne.
A Melbourne man's Islamic community centre has been linked by UAE prosecutors to the co-pilot who attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet.
UAE prosecutors allege the flydubai co-pilot was inspired by Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks and aimed to cause maximum loss of life.
The accused hijacker allegedly attended a mosque affiliated with RMIT and became acquainted with people associated with 'MyCentre'.
The Omani co-pilot drew inspiration from al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 suicide attacks.
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