Bangladeshi troops shoot Dubai-bound plane hijacker, passengers stay safe

01:20:00 PM, Monday 25th of February 2019 | in travel

Bangladesh army officers caught an armed man in a passenger jet, who allegedly tried to hijack a Dubai-bound flight. The Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 landed at Chittagong safely & soon the hijacker was arrested and shot dead. All the 148 passengers & crew members were safely rescued & evacuated. The suspect claimed to have a bomb aboard the flight & a pistol, but they were not sure whether it was a fake or real pistol.