A man is before the courts over an alleged plan to seize an Australian passenger jet and divert it to a hostile nation.

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Australian authorities say an alleged plan to hijack a commercial aircraft and fly it to a hostile Middle Eastern nation has been stopped, with the accused now before the courts.
“This matter is before the courts, with open source reporting on the individual’s court case in July 2025,” an Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesperson confirmed the case to The Epoch Times.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.

