Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says
RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a…
The Guardian reports: RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus, but left before completing his qualification.
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- Australian, RMIT, Israel-bound, Melbourne
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- World
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