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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 24, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Passengers safe after hijack attempt on Dubai-bound plane in Bangladesh
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAll passengers on board a Dubai-bound Bangladesh Biman plane are safe after Bangladeshi security forces foiled a hijack attempt by a lone suspect on Sunday, a senior air force official says.
“We have successfully rescued everyone,” said Air Vice Marshall Mofid, who goes by one name, after security forces stormed the plane and arrested a 25-year-old man for attempting to hijack flight BG147 which had taken off from the capital Dhaka.
The plane landed safely at Chittagong airport in southeastern Bangladesh, where the passengers were evacuated.
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Mofid tells reporters that the hijacker claimed he had a pistol, but he had since been taken into custody and is being questioned.
— AFP
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