Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'
The imam denied the allegations as Australian authorities investigated the suspect’s links, while UAE prosecutors said he was radicalised through extremist material.
- United Arab Emirates authorities alleged on October 12 that Hammam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani pilot, radicalized while studying in Melbourne, Australia, in 2017 and attempted to hijack a flydubai flight on September 30.
- Prosecutors claim al-Hammami, inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks, attacked the captain with an axe on a flight bound for Tel Aviv "with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life."
- The UAE statement suggested al-Hammami radicalized through associations at MyCentre Mosque in Broadmeadows, managed by Samir Mohtadi, also known as Abu Hamza, while studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
- Mohtadi rejected the allegations as "false accusations" on social media on Sunday, while the Australian Federal Police confirmed the Victorian Joint Counter-Terrorism Team is investigating al-Hammami's domestic connections.
- The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils rejected the insinuations, stating "serious allegations must be supported by credible, independently verified evidence," while Australian authorities have not confirmed any UAE findings.
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Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack
A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet has hit out at “false accusations”. 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 pr…
Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'
A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has hit out at "false accusations".
Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne imam named by accused hijack pilot vows to ‘fast from talking’
In a video uploaded to social media, Abu Hamza – also known as Samir Mohtadi – said the righteous would always be attacked. But he did not answer to allegations levelled by UAE authorities about his links to the flydubai pilot.
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