AustraliaABC News & HeadlinesAFP confirms investigation of flydubai co-pilot's Australian links
Australian Federal Police are investigating whether the flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a plane was radicalised during his time studying in Australia.
The Australian Federal Police is investigating Australian links to a flydubai pilot who allegedly attacked a colleague in the cockpit.
The AFP and Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team confirmed they are investigating Australian links to the flydubai co-pilot accused of a terrorist attack mid-flight.
The co-pilot reportedly held an Australian student visa from 2014 and studied here between 2015 and 2017 before his visa was cancelled in 2019.
Investigators will examine whether the man was radicalised while in Australia, and questions are being raised about how flydubai vetted its staff.
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