The suspect, described by officials as a 25-year-old Bangladeshi man, was shot as special forces rushed the plane after it landed safely in Chittagong. The 148 passengers and crew aboard the Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 were all rescued unharmed, officials said. But the suspected hijacker was injured and died shortly after being arrested, army spokesperson Major General Motiur Rahman told reporters. “The army’s special forces conducted the operation and the armed man has been neutralized. The situation at (Chittagong’s) Shah Amanat International Airport is very much under control of the Bangladesh Army,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune February 24, 2019 16:18 UTC