Would-Be Hijacker Shot Dead After Emergency Landing Was Carrying Toy Pistol

Would-Be Hijacker Shot Dead After Emergency Landing Was Carrying Toy Pistol
Bangladeshi security personnel near a Dubai-bound Bangladesh Biman plane on the tarmac of the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Feb. 24, 2019. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Updated:

The man who threatened to blow up a plane and forced an emergency landing was carrying a toy gun and no explosives, according to Bangladeshi authorities.

The would-be hijacker was shot dead by commandos who stormed the plane when it made an emergency landing in the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong after being diverted from its destination in Dubai.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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