# Australian authorities investigate Flydubai co-pilot’s links to country

https://mins.news/en/item/85115

- BBC News, 2026-10-04 06:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxly4nym57q9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Australian police and the country’s security agency are investigating a Flydubai co-pilot’s links to Australia. He is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight before passengers overpowered him and regained control, forcing the plane to divert to Saudi Arabia.

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