# Australia investigates flydubai co-pilot's links to country

https://mins.news/en/video/85334

- CNA, 2026-10-04 12:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaiR_RKFNq0

> Australian authorities are investigating possible ties between the country and the Omani co-pilot at the centre of the Sep. 30 attack on flydubai flight FZ1073 en route to Israel. UAE investigators accuse him of planning a “terrorist act”, alleging he attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe before trying to seize control of the aircraft. He reportedly studied in Melbourne between 2015 and 3017.

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