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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Who Nearly Crashed Plane Was Barred From Flying By Oman Over Extremism Concerns
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 2, 5:49 AM CDT
updated Oct 3, 2:24 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPRC 2 (NBC), KHOU and KTRK-TV, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Oman barred FlyDubai co-pilot from flying over extremism concerns, and other Mideast developments · KPRC 2 (NBC)Oct 2, 4:35 AM CDT
FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns · KPRC 2 (NBC)Oct 2, 5:49 AM CDT
FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns · KHOU · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 2, 8:56 PM CDT
Ax-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns · KPRC 2 (NBC)Oct 3, 12:39 AM CDT
Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns · KTRK-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 3, 2:24 PM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 3, 6:27 AM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 4, 12:27 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.