# Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without completing engineering course, university says

https://mins.news/en/item/85938

- The Guardian, 2026-10-05 05:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/australia-university-engineering-flydubai-co-pilot-rmit-ntwnfb

> RMIT says the flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to seize an Israel-bound flight studied engineering at its Melbourne campus but left without completing the qualification. Australian agencies are investigating his links to the country and his time there between 2015 and 2017.

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