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Authorities probe FlyDubai co-pilot’s Australian ties
The copilot involved in the FlyDubai incident reportedly
spent some years studying in Australia. Photo: Supplied
Counter-terrorism authorities are probing the Australian
links of the FlyDubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash the flight by
attacking the plane’s captain with an axe.
Hamam al-Hammami was named by media outlets over the weekend as
the co-pilot who allegedly tried to seize control of the commercial flight
en route to Israel with mostly Israeli passengers on board last week.
He allegedly struck the pilot with a cockpit crash axe and
tried to take over the plane in an incident being treated as a terrorist
attack, United Arab Emirates officials leading the investigation say.
The actions nearly crashed the flight, which had 182 people
on board, before passengers and others rushed in and subdued him.
Authorities are probing whether al-Hammami was radicalised
in Australia amid multiple US media reports that his now-deleted LinkedIn
profile said he studied engineering at an Australian university.
The New York Times reported al-Hammami had
studied at RMIT University in Victoria.
The Australian Financial Review said he was
granted a student visa in Australia in 2014. It was cancelled in 2019, after
routine checks found he had left the country.
The ABC reported that, after receiving a student visa in
2014, al-Hammami studied in Australia between 2015 and 2017.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll said al-Hammami’s links to his
state were “concerning”.
“I will follow that up as a matter of priority,” he said.
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“I met with the Prime Minister last week, and will always
continue to work with our law enforcement agencies to keep Victoria safe.”
Al-Hammami reportedly went on to study at New
Buckinghamshire University in Britain, graduating with a degree in aviation
management in 2023.
The Australian Federal Police confirmed on Sunday the
Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team was investigating al-Hammami’s potential
domestic connections.
The task force includes officers from the federal police,
Victoria Police and ASIO.
The AFP said an update on the investigation would be
provided at an appropriate time.
An Omani national, al-Hammami had been barred from flying on
his nation’s airline because of concerns about his extremist views, officials
said.
A regional official and a person familiar with the matter
said al-Hammami was moved to an administrative job at Oman Air amid concerns he
had adopted extremist views.
He was later hired by UAE-based airline FlyDubai, the person
said.
It was not immediately clear to what extent al-Hammami was
vetted.
The official also said security agencies from four regional
countries were working to establish the co-pilot’s motives, aided by the US
States and other Western governments.
A FlyDubai spokesperson said in an email that the airline
could not comment beyond its official statements and acknowledged “there are
many questions at this stage”.
-with AAP, Reuters and AP./-
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