Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'

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A Melbourne man condemned what he called false accusations after UAE prosecutors linked his Islamic community centre to an Omani flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the aircraft’s captain. Prosecutors say the co-pilot was inspired by al-Qaeda’s September 11 attacks and intended to cause mass casualties; he is in custody in the UAE.

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 prosecutor's findings published by state media last week.