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Australian mistook cockpit for toilet, triggering hijack scare

Virgin Australia Airline
     Virgin Australia Airline     Photo: www.planetalkinglive.com

An Australian passenger mistook the cockpit door for the toilet, triggering Friday's hijack scare on a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, police said.

Matt Lockley told Bali police after his arrest that he banged on what he thought was the toilet door for a last-minute bathroom break before the Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed.

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