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Flydubai co-pilot: Australian links probed after 'axe attack' on captain
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The clear picture
What happened
Bloomberg reports that the FlyDubai co-pilot accused of attempting a murder-suicide mission on an Israel-bound flight did not complete university studies in Australia. Sky News and BBC News report that Australian authorities are investigating his links to Australia.
Latest development
Bloomberg adds that the co-pilot did not complete his Australian university studies.
Known / unclear
The FlyDubai pilot accused of attempting a murder-suicide mission on an Israel-bound flight didn’t complete his university studies in Australia.
Is there evidence that the co-pilot’s unfinished Australian studies are relevant to the alleged in-flight incident?
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Sources
Compiled from 3 independent publishers Bloomberg · Sky News · BBC News
Sky News characterizes the alleged event as an axe attack on the captain, while Bloomberg characterizes it as an attempted murder-suicide mission. The supplied descriptions do not establish whether those labels describe the same sequence of events.
The big question
Is there evidence that the co-pilot’s unfinished Australian studies are relevant to the alleged in-flight incident?
No supplied report identifies the university, dates of study, or any connection between the studies and the alleged attack or attempted murder-suicide mission.
Bottom line
The new Australian-study detail broadens the co-pilot’s reported biographical profile but does not, on the supplied evidence, clarify the alleged incident or the purpose of Australia’s inquiry.
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- Headline updated
The FlyDubai pilot accused of attempting a murder-suicide mission on an Israel-bound flight didn’t complete his university studies in Australia.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
Australian authorities are investigating a flydubai co-pilot's "links to Australia" after he attacked the captain on a Tel Aviv-bound flight.
2 sources at this update - First reported
State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.
1 source at this update