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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
2
First seen
Oct 2, 5:49 AM CDT
updated Oct 3, 12:39 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KSAT 12 (ABC) and KENS, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Oman barred FlyDubai co-pilot from flying over extremism concerns, and other Mideast developments · KSAT 12 (ABC)Oct 2, 4:35 AM CDT
FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns · KSAT 12 (ABC)Oct 2, 5:49 AM CDT
FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns · KENS · 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 · KSAT 12 (ABC)Oct 3, 12:39 AM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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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.