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Biman Hijack Bid: 'It was a toy gun'
It was a toy gun, not a real one, the suspect was carrying during a plane hijack bid on Sunday, and there were no explosives inside the flight either, a top government official involved in probing the incident told The Daily Star yesterday.
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Hijack bid foiled; suspect shot dead
A man who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a Biman flight was killed in a commando operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday evening after all passengers were evacuated safely.
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A ‘mentally imbalanced’ man with a gun
The “hijacker” who is killed in military operation is “mentally imbalanced”, according to what several officials have said.
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A swift operation of 8 minutes
Commandos of Bangladesh Army neutralised the hijacker of a national flag carrier flight at Chattogram airport in just eight minutes.
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Biman hijacker neutralised: Army
The alleged hijacker of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been neutralised in military operation, Bangladesh Army says in a post-operation briefing.
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Biman hijacker was armed: CAAB chief
The hijacker apprehended at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport was armed, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) says.