Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:49am on 04 Oct 2026,Sunday International
Australian authorities have begun investigating the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, after sources said he had once lived in Australia. The man was reportedly issued a student visa in 2014 and studied there between 2015 and 2017. ABC reported the visa was cancelled in 2019. The Australian Federal Police, with state police and the security agency, said it is examining his "links to Australia" and will give an update "at the appropriate time". Counter-terrorism officials will look at whether he was radicalised there, ABC reported. UAE prosecutors are separately probing motives behind the September 30 attack. (PC: BBC)
