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Armed Israeli nabbed in KL planning to kill mafia rival - report

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The Israeli man arrested in Kuala Lumpur has been named as Shalom Avitan, a hitman who came to Malaysia with the intention of assassinating the head of a rival crime family.

According to a report by The Times Of Israel, which itself quoted Hebrew-language news outlets, Avitan was planning to eliminate Eran Haya.

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