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Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says

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An Omani national, identified by media as Hammam al-Hammami, who allegedly attempted to hijack a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv on September 30, studied engineering at Melbourne's RMIT university but left before completing his qualification. Australian authorities, including ASIO, are investigating the alleged attacker's connections to the country after he departed in 2017.
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RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017An 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. Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, identified by media outlets as Hammam al-Hammami, to take control of a

Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says
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