Date:	Monday 22 December 1997
Time:
Type:	Airbus A300?
Owner/operator:	China Eastern Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	Xiamen Airport (XMN) -   China
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS)
Destination airport:	Xiamen Airport (XMN/ZSAM)

Narrative:
A Chinese man hijacked a China Eastern Airlines aircraft. The incident began shortly after takeoff of flight MU 5915 when the man announced that he was carrying a bomb concealed in his bag and demanded to be flown to Taiwan. The flight, however, continued to Xiamen Airport. When the crew lowered the landing gear as the plane neared the airport, a struggle ensued between the hijacker and security personnel. The hijacker was shot and killed during the scuffle. The plane landed safely, and there were no other injuries

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1997 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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