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Lawyers investigating if fighter pilot Daniel Duggan was 'lured back' to Australia by US authorities

Daniel Duggan's legal team is fighting his extradition to the US. (Supplied: Duggan family)

Lawyers for a former US fighter pilot accused of helping train Chinese military counterparts are investigating whether he was "lured" back to Australia by the United States, with cooperation from Australian security agencies, so he could be extradited.

Daniel Duggan was arrested in October last year at the request of American authorities, who allege he helped train members of the Chinese military to fly jet fighters.

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