<span style="color: #222222;">In Bangladesh, security forces killed an armed passenger suspected of attempting to hijack a Dubai bound flight.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The suspect, a Bangladeshi national identified as Mahadi, was killed on Monday when security forces stormed the plane after it made an emergency landing in Chittagong.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All 148 passengers and crew on board state-run the Biman Airlines Flight BG147 disembarked safely.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It is not yet clear why the 25-year old gunman attempted to hijack the plane. An Air force official said, the man repeatedly wanted to talk to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.&nbsp;<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Army officials said the suspect was initially injured when shots were fired but died shortly afterwards.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to Army Major General Matiur Rahman, the suspect had refused to surrender when asked, forcing the commandos to go for action – firing, which lasted eight minutes.&nbsp;</span><br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | February 25, 2019 9:37 AM
Hijack bid foiled in Bangladesh; suspect shot dead