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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Ex-US Marine loses extradition appeal over Chinese pilot training allegations

Daniel Duggan, right, and his wife, Saffrine Duggan. -

An Australian judge has dismissed an appeal by Daniel Duggan, a former US Marine Corps pilot, who is fighting extradition to the United States over allegations he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago.

Mr Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working for the Test Flying Academy of South Africa. He denies the allegations, calling them "political posturing" and claiming the US unfairly singled him out.

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