Tentative de détournement à Hotan (Chine)

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Une tentative de détournement d'un Embraer ER-190 de Tianjin Airlines a mal finie pour les pirates, deux sont morts à l'hôpital

Hotan (Chine) - Un avion de la compagnie aérienne chinoise Tianjin Airlines a été le cadre d'une tentative de détournement en vol, quelques instants après son décollage de l'aéroport régional de Hotan (Chine), de la part de six de ses passagers qui ont finalement été maitrisés par l'équipage et les autres passagers.

L'avion, un Embraer Regional Jet ER190, vol GS7554, qui devait effectuer la liaison entre l'aéroport régional de Hotan et l'aéroport international de Urumqi (Chine) avec un nombre de passagers qui n'a pas été communiqué, avait décollé vers midi 25, heure locale, et se trouvait en vol depuis une dizaine de minutes lorsque six passagers, tous originaires de la province séparatiste du Ouïghoure, ont tenté de prendre le contrôle de l'appareil. Les membres d'équipage et quelques passagers ont rapidement maitrisé les pirates de l'air qui n'étaient pas armés. Les pilotes ont alors fait demi-tour afin de se reposer à Hotan.

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Two of six suspected hijackers have died following a botched attempt to commandeer a flight from Hotan to Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Friday, local authorities confirmed to the Global Times.

The two died in hospital from injuries received in a fight with passengers and crew during the attempted hijacking of a Tianjin Airlines' flight.

Two other suspects, who reportedly mutilated themselves, are being treated in hotpisal in Hotan, said the region's press office.

The six hijackers, who ranged in age from 20 to 36, are from the city of Kashi, Hou Hanmin, a spokesperson for the region's press office, told the Global Times.

The men were quickly subdued as they tried to break into the airplane's cockpit with a crutch, and their attempt to ignite explosives was foiled, witnesses told the Global Times.

The flight had 92 passengers and nine crew members onboard, 10 of whom were injured.

A local official handling the case say only six police officers were on the passenger list.

Four of the officers were from Luopu county and two other were from Hotan.

"Nearly all the officers are Uyghur people, who took fast action after distracting the hijackers," the official told the Global Times.

A number of officials confirmed with the Global Times that explosives had been brought onboard and that passengers managed to defuse them before they could be detonated.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/718349.shtml