Bangladeshi plane forced to land after hijack attempt, suspect shot dead

DHAKA : Bangladesh commando's shot and killed a purported hijacker who  tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Sunday, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, airline and aviation authority officials said.The purported hijacker, who told the pilot he had a personal issue with his wife demanded to speak to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.He died when the commandos stormed the plane at Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport, officials said.The man appeared to be in his 20s, was probably Bangladeshi as he was speaking Bangla, but his identity was not yet clear, the officials said.Before the commandos moved in, all 142 passengers and most of the crew had been let off the aircraft unharmed. One crew member had been kept as a hostage, the officials said.The Boeing 737 aircraft was scheduled to go from Dhaka to Dubai via Chittagong. The purported hijacking happened after it had taken off from Dhaka.

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