Bangladeshi commandos stormed passenger jet and shot dead the armed man who attempted hijack

cde.news desk 25 February 2019, 06:33 · 1 min read

epa07393051 Police forces surround the hijacked Dubai-bound Bangladesh Biman Boeing 737-800 plane on the tarmac after an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh, 24 February 2019. According to the local media report national flag carrier bound for Dubai made an emergency landing and the passengers safely evacuated. A suspect has been arrested in the hijacking of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport. EPA-EFE/STR BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Update: Bangladeshi commandos stormed a passenger jet in the country’s southeast on Sunday and shot dead an armed man who attempted to hijack the Dubai-bound flight.

The suspect, identified by the name “Mahadi” and described by officials as a 25-year-old Bangladeshi man, was shot as special forces rushed the aircraft after it landed safely in Chittagong.

The 148 passengers and crew on board the Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 were rescued unharmed

Via Al Jazeera

Topics Aviation Hijack