Melbourne man linked to flydubai attack suspect rejects ‘false accusations’
Summary
A man in Melbourne linked by prosecutors in the UAE to a flydubai co-pilot accused of an attack on a pilot has denied the accusations. The co-pilot, held in the UAE, is said to have planned the attack inspired by terrorist attacks, and investigations are continuing in Australia and New Zealand.Key Facts
- The flydubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the plane’s captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30.
- The co-pilot is identified as Hamam al-Hammami and is in custody in the UAE.
- UAE prosecutors say he was inspired by the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks.
- He reportedly became radicalized while studying in Australia by reading extremist materials online.
- The co-pilot was linked to a Melbourne Islamic community centre called “MyCentre,” managed by Samir Mohtadi (also known as Abu Hamza).
- Mohtadi denies any connection to the attacker and rejects the accusations publicly.
- The pilot and other passengers stopped the attack during the flight.
- Australian and New Zealand police are investigating the attacker’s connections to those countries.
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