Melbourne man linked to flydubai attack suspect rejects ‘false accusations’

Samir Mohtadi “strongly rejects” any attempt to associate him or Islamic centre in Melbourne with the alleged attacker.Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026A 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 attacks, and carried out his attempt “with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life”, according to the Emirati prosecutor’s findings published by state media last week.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What are the five questions being asked regarding the Flydubai attack?list 2 of 4How was Flydubai co-pilot cleared despite being deemed a security risk?list 3 of 4Police investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia tieslist 4 of 4Flydubai co-pilot plotted ‘suicide’ attack on Israel, UAE saysend of listThe prosecutor said the co-pilot, who has been identified in multiple media reports as Hamam al-Hammami, first became radicalised while studying in Australia “through reading extremist literature and fol...