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Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 12). Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3370552/australian-man-rejects-uae-links-flydubai-cockpit-attack?utm_source=rss_feed

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An Australian man has denied that his Islamic centre in Melbourne was involved in radicalizing the Omani co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack a Flydubai flight. The UAE claims the co-pilot, who is currently in custody, was inspired by al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks and aimed to maximize loss of life during his cockpit attack.

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On October 12, 2026, Emirati officials accused a 29-year-old Omani co-pilot named Hammam Al-Hammami of attempting to hijack a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30. The UAE's attorney-general, Mr. Al Shamsi, stated that Al-Hammami was radicalized while studying in Melbourne and became acquainted with individuals linked to the MyCentre mosque led by Samir Mohtadi (also known as Abu Hamza). Mohtadi responded on social media, claiming "the righteous will always be attacked" without addressing specific allegations. The co-pilot is accused of attacking his co-pilot with an axe during the flight over Saudi Arabia and attempting to crash into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, though he was eventually subdued by passengers.

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Topics

Australian Flydubai Melbourne Omani UAE

Subjects

UAE GPE · 2× Australian NORP · 1× Emirati NORP · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Omani NORP · 1× al-Qaeda’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-12

2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post

Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’ · mixed framing

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Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’ asserted

man → reject → attack

Islamic centre chief decries claims the Flydubai co-pilot was radicalised at his organisation in Melbourne The Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 suicide attacks, and carried out his attempt “with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life”, according to the Emirati prosecutor’s findings published by state media last week. uncertain

pilot → decry → media