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  "id": 13872381,
  "title": "Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-man-linked-to-suspected-flydubai-hijacker-condemns-false",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:30:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/melbourne-man-linked-suspected-flydubai-hijacker-condemns-false-accusations"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Melbourne Islamic leader linked to suspected Flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-islamic-leader-linked-to-suspected-flydubai-hijacker",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:49:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Melbourne Islamic leader silent on centre’s alleged Flydubai hijacker links in Facebook video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-islamic-leader-silent-on-centres-alleged-flydubai-hijacker",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:55:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns ‘false accusations’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-man-linked-to-suspected-flydubai-hijacker-condemns-false-13886141",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:33:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Melbourne Islamic preacher linked to flydubai terrorist condemns ‘false accusations’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-islamic-preacher-linked-to-flydubai-terrorist-condemns",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:05:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melbourne-man-linked-to-suspected-flydubai-hijacker-condemns-false-13903012",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:29:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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