Melbourne community leader denies wrongdoing after UAE links him to Flydubai hijack suspect
Abu Hamza, who runs a Melbourne Islamic community centre, rejected what he described as false accusations after Emirati prosecutors linked the centre to the suspected Flydubai hijacker. The Omani co-pilot allegedly became radicalised while studying at RMIT University in Australia through extremist material and online content, according to the prosecutor. Neither Hamza nor My Centre faces criminal charges, and Hamza did not directly address the UAE claims in his video response.
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UAE prosecutors say the Omani co-pilot, in custody, tried to seize a Dubai–Tel Aviv Flydubai flight on 30 September. He
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