The World - News from March 13, 1988

A gunman shot and wounded an air marshal in an attempt to hijack a Pakistani airliner before he was subdued in a cockpit brawl by passengers and a security guard, witnesses said. The Pakistan International Airlines A-300 Airbus landed safely at Quetta, near the Afghan border, with its 143 passengers and 13 crew members. Police investigators identified the man as Abdul Mannan Achakzai, 28, and said he had burst into the cockpit demanding that the flight be diverted to Afghanistan or India. At least two other passengers were reportedly detained as suspected accomplices.