Bangladesh aircraft hijacker ‘had toy gun’ say police

After the man allegedly made threats to blow up the aircraft and tried to force his way into the cockpit, the flight made an emergency landing in Chittagong, where it was met by armed officers.

Reuters reports commandos stormed the Boeing 737 and shot the would-be hijacker, who later died of his injuries. All 148 passengers and crew safely disembarked.

“The pistol with the suspect was a toy pistol and he had no bomb attached to his body,” said Kusum Dewan, additional commissioner of Chittagong police, Reuters reports.

The airport was shut during the incident but has since reopened.

The Foreign Office revised its travel advice on Sunday, warning Britons travelling in the area that some disruption was still possible.

“Chattogram [Chittagong] airport has now re-opened following the earlier security incident,” said the FCO.

“Some travel disruption is still possible. You should monitor airport information for updates.”