Muhammad Arif, 45, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of charges that he allegedly threatened to blow up a Malaysia Airlines flight.
Officials were seen interacting with a man after a Malaysia Airlines flight was returned to Sydney due to an "emergency incident."
The 45-year-old became"disruptive" aboard the Airbus A330 and claimed to have explosives, Australian Federal Police said in a statement. In this image from a video, a passenger, left, speaks with crew members during a flight from Australia to Malaysia on Monday. However, 30 minutes into the flight, Parambath said Arif became louder, stood up and started pushing and shoving passengers before implying that he had explosives in a backpack.
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