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Omani co-pilot who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar onboard FlyDubai flight discussed killing jews on social media

Jerusalem, Oct 1 (UNI) The Omani co-pilot who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar aboard the FlyDubai passenger flight reportedly discussed killing Jews on social media, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel.
The official said the co-pilot had also asked Emirati crew members to kill him, citing accounts from passengers on the flight. The official described the suspect as someone willing to take his own life and alleged that his social media accounts showed signs of an Islamist mindset and a tilt towards jihadist ideology.
"We can't say for sure until the investigation's over, but it certainly seems like he was a suicide actor who was probably going to try to down that plane," the official said.
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