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  "id": 11919973,
  "title": "Australia probes flydubai co-pilot links, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/australia-probes-flydubai-co-pilot-links-police-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:06:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/australia-probes-flydubai-copilot-links-police-say-4930931"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian authorities are probing potential links to Australia of the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight involved in a security incident. The co-pilot, identified as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked the captain with an emergency crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack by the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general. Al-Hammami studied at a university in Melbourne, Victoria, according to local media. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, comprising the AFP, Victoria Police and ASIO, is investigating his Australian connections. Reuters could not independently verify this information. Australian intelligence services reportedly held a file on the individual. The government of Australia did not comment on the matter.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Australian authorities probe Flydubai attacker’s links to the country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/australian-authorities-probe-flydubai-attackers-links-to-the-country",
        "published": "2026-10-04T09:25:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Flydubai hijacker's years in Australia under scrutiny as authorities probe link to country - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/flydubai-hijackers-years-in-australia-under-scrutiny-as-authorities",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:42:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Australia probes flydubai co-pilot links, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/australia-probes-flydubai-co-pilot-links-police-say-11927171",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:46:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}