# Flydubai attacker was dismissed from previous job over extremist views

https://mins.news/en/video/84253

- CNN, 2026-10-03 00:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeqydXSWc3Y

> Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the pilot suspected of attacking another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv on Wednesday had been removed from his previous job at Oman’s national airline last year because of concerns about his extremist views.

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