FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns

TEL AVIV, Israel — The FlyDubai co-pilot who officials said nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard was barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.

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