Suspected Bangladesh plane hijacker shot dead — army

Bangladesh commandos stormed a passenger jet in the country’s southeast Sunday and shot dead an armed man who allegedly tried to hijack the Dubai-bound flight, an army official says.

The suspect, described by officials as a 25-year-old Bangladeshi man, was shot as special forces rushed the plane after it landed safely in Chittagong.

The 148 passengers and crew aboard the Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 were all rescued unharmed, according to officials.

But the suspected hijacker was injured and died shortly after being arrested, army spokesman Major General Motiur Rahman tells reporters.

“He is a Bangladeshi. We found a pistol from him and nothing else,” Rahman says.

All the passengers aboard were evacuated after the airport was sealed of by Army, Navy and elite police.

— AFP