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title: "Melbourne man denies links to suspected flydubai hijacker"
description: "Most outlets reported the denial by a Melbourne man linked to the co-pilot of the flydubai jet incident. 24 News HD added context about the man's condemnation of \"false accusations\" and the involvement of a local Islamic community centre, while Arab News Pakistan focused more narrowly on the denial of links."
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# Melbourne man denies links to suspected flydubai hijacker

entertainment · updated 13 Oct 2026, 10:03 AM PKT · 12–13 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the denial by a Melbourne man linked to the co-pilot of the flydubai jet incident. 24 News HD added context about the man's condemnation of "false accusations" and the involvement of a local Islamic community centre, while Arab News Pakistan focused more narrowly on the denial of links.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [Melbourne imam denies links to suspected flydubai hijacker](https://www.24newshd.tv/13-Oct-2026/melbourne-imam-denies-links-suspected-flydubai-hijacker) · 13 Oct 2026, 10:03 AM PKT
  > A Melbourne imam 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 said he "never met" the man and insisted he has "consistently preached peace".
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Melbourne imam denies links to suspected flydubai hijacker](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/melbourne-imam-denies-links-to-suspected-flydubai-hijacker-3003974) · 13 Oct 2026, 5:24 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing

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- [Australia investigates flydubai co-pilot's alleged extremist links](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13759-australia-probes-flydubai-co-pilot-s-alleged-extremist-links) · 12 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 72% related

3 articles from 2 outlets, 12–13 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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