Airline pilots from Indonesia 'radicalised by Islamic State'

Leaked report from Australian police reveals two commercial pilots who flew international routes were pro-IS

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Two Indonesian pilots are believed to have been radicalised by Islamic State and pose a global security risk, according to a leaked report from the Australian Federal Police.

The documents, obtained by the investigative journalism site The Intercept, revealed that professional pilots Tommy Hendratno and Ridwan Agustin had been sharing pro-IS content on their social media account and as a result were under police surveillance.

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