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A man attempted to hijack Airliner B3043 on its way from Chongqing Municipality to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, in southwest China, before landing, but was subdued by a security officer Friday afternoon.
The highjacker ignited home-made explosives, which injured a passenger and also himself.
The small plane, which belongs to the Sichuan Airlines, had 11 passengers (including the hijacker) and a crew of five aboard. It landed safely at Chengdu Airport at 1:39 p.m. after the foiled hijacking attempt.
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has already sent two work teams to Chengdu to look into the incident.
(Xinhua News Agency January 25, 2003)
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