Flydubai co-pilot's Australia stay investigated after hijack attempt

Australian security agencies have opened an investigation into the background of the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack an Israel-bound flight this week, after it emerged he spent roughly two years in Australia as a student. Passengers and crew intervened to prevent what authorities are treating as an attempted terrorist attack, narrowly averting a catastrophe. The Australian angle has drawn the country's intelligence services into what is otherwise a UAE aviation incident, and the investigation will test how thoroughly student visa holders are screened for radicalisation risk.