India, Oct. 3 -- The Omani flydubai co-pilot is facing growing scrutiny as his social media activity has come under the spotlight following the incident where he allegedly stabbed his colleague, Captain Smit Machchar, and also attempted to crash the plane with 174 passengers onboard on September 30.

His deleted X (formerly Twitter) account indicates that he was deeply religious and misogynistic, CNN reported.

The pilot, identified by Saudi media and CNN as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, was reportedly fired from Oman's national airline last year amid concerns over his alleged extremist views.

The accused pilot, whom Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called 'radicalised', allegedly posted about mixed-gender workplaces having a ...