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A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing on Sunday after a man attempted to hijack the plane, according to NBC.
A crew member reported the man for “suspicious behavior,” which led to an emergency landing in the city of Chittagong and an immediate response from emergency officials.
The suspect was shot and killed by military officials who stormed the plane at Shah Amanat International Airport, according to the Associated Press.
The commandos shot the suspect when he fired at them after being asked to surrender, Army Maj. Gen. Motiur Rahman told reporters, according to the AP.
The suspect died before he reached the hospital.
At least 140 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated from the plane, an air vice marshal for the Bangladesh Air Force said in a news conference broadcast live, according to NBC.
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An army official told the AP that before the suspect died from the injury, he wanted to speak to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The country’s civil aviation chief, Naim Hassan, said the man seemed unstable.
“I am saying this because of his behavior,” Hassan said. “He wanted to talk to the prime minister.”
Before the suspect was pronounced dead, Rahman described him as a “terrorist” and said that he was arrested and taken in for questioning, according to the AP.
The 25-year-old suspect claimed to have had a pistol and a bomb, the Times of India reported.
