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Prosecutors Say Flydubai Pilot Radicalized in Australia Plotted Aviation Attack
Original: Terrorist Flydubai Pilot Was Radicalized in Australia and Pursued Career in Aviation to Carry Out 9/11-Style Attack, Prosecutors Allege
Prosecutors allege a Flydubai pilot was radicalized in Australia and deliberately pursued a career in aviation in order to carry out a 9/11-style attack. The claim, made in court proceedings, has drawn attention to questions about screening and vetting of airline pilots and to radicalization within Australia. The case remains at the allegations stage, and details about the pilot's identity, arrest, and any planned target have not been widely reported.
Why now: Prosecutors' allegations of a 9/11-style plot by an airline pilot are alarming and raise fresh concerns about aviation security and radicalization.
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