The suspect accused of attempting to hijack a Flydubai flight to Israel talked about “killing Jews” on social media, “underwent Islamist radical indoctrination,” and “refused to shake hands with women,” according to multiple reports.
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The suspect, an Omani national, was the co-pilot on board the plane, flying from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, when he allegedly stabbed the pilot.
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He “underwent Islamist radical indoctrination,” according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The suspect, who has not been identified, also talked about “killing Jews” on social media, an Israeli official told the Times of Israel.
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He was “radicalized into jihadist ideology,” the official said.
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According to Israeli media outlet Channel 16, a colleague of the suspect said he would not shake hands with women, the New York Post reported.
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He displayed “strange behaviour, especially around religious observances that were out of step with his surroundings,” the colleague said.
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The incident, which has been labelled as a thwarted terror attack by Israeli officials, occurred on the flight departing from Dubai in the UAE.
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It was expected to land in Tel Aviv on Sept. 30.
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However, as the plane neared Israel, a struggle ensued, causing the aircraft to descend suddenly — dropping 17,400 feet (5,300 metres) in just under two minutes, CNN reported.
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Following the attack, the hero pilot, identified as Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, was seriously injured, he was able to open the cockpit door.
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“He was stabbed in the head and his arm was basically split in two.
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There was a lot of blood,” said Netanyahu.
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Passengers and crew members scrambled to subdue the suspect.
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The plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
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Netanyahu revealed more details about the suspect while speaking on the Fox News show Fox & Friends.
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He said that the Omani national had been radicalized.
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It was too early to say whether he had ties to Iran or anywhere else, Netanyahu said.
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After attacking Machchhar, the suspect was attempting to “jam the instruments” in the cockpit, Netanyahu said.
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While he was restrained, he yelled at the air crew, “Kill me.
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That’s not a question,” said the prime minister.
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The suspect is currently being interrogated and is expected to be moved to the UAE, although Israel will be part of the investigation.
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Netanyahu said that there are constraints for pilots that come from countries that don’t have diplomatic relations with Israel.
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“He was able to get through that.
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There was a loophole there,” he said.
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The suspect’s colleague reportedly told Channel 16 that the airline “hired the services of a terrorist and nearly caused the deaths of 180 people.”
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They added: “Usually only Emiratis fly to Israel.
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It is not clear how he got on this flight.”
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When asked how he believed the suspect was able to get onto the plane with a weapon, Netanyahu said there were two possibilities.
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“He didn’t go through a metal detector,” he said, and may have been carrying a knife or an axe.
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Or, he said, he could have used an axe that may have been part of the airplane’s standard equipment.
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Netanyahu said he believed the suspect wanted to “down” the plane with all 174 passengers inside.
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“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,” an Israeli official told the Times of Israel.
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Netanyahu also commended the teamwork of the passengers who rushed to action to help the pilot and to subdue the attacker.
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“We could be sitting today in a 9/11 tragedy with bodies scattered in the desert,” he said.
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It was avoided because of the “courage of these people.
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“They tell the world that you can fight terrorism,” he added.
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