'Drunk' Australian passenger arrested for 'sparking hijack scare' on Virgin plane to Bali claims he thought the …

Matt Lockley, 28, 'tried to enter cockpit en route from Brisbane to Bali' Claims he thought cockpit door led to one of the plane's toilet Handcuffed by the crew mid-air after 'hammering on the cockpit door' Arrested by Indonesian military in his flip-flops after emergency landing Pilot issued mayday signal that he feared plane was being hijacked Flight attendant claims Lockley looked 'paranoid' during the flight Blood samples will be taken to test for alcohol and drugs, say police Witness: 'Military trucks rushed towards plane, airport in lock-down'

By Taylor Auerbach and Simon Tomlinson and Martin Robinson and Richard Shears

Published: 03:19 EST, 26 April 2014 | Updated: 10:53 EST, 26 April 2014

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The Australian plumber who sparked a dramatic mid-flight emergency and led pilots to believe their plane was being hijacked, claims he thought he was banging on the plane's toilet door, not the cockpit.

Matt Christopher Lockley, 28, told police he was simply trying to get into the toilet and that he was being 'followed' by somebody who wanted to steal his bag.

'He thought the cockpit was the toilet - he thought he was banging on the door to the toilet,' said Bali police spokesman Hery Wiyanto.

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