Date: | Thursday 4 April 1996 |
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Type: | British Aerospace ATP |
Owner/operator: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
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Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Barisal Airport (BZL) -
Bangladesh
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR) |
Destination airport: | Barisal Airport (BZL/VGBR) |
Narrative:A Bangladeshi man hijacked the aircraft shortly after takeoff. He announced that he had a revolver and explosives in a bag he was carrying and would blow up the aircraft unless he was flown to Kashmir, India. The hijacker was overpowered, however, and arrested when the aircraft landed safely at Barisal. The hijackers bag was found to contain only bananas and some bread.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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