5th Chinese Jet Hijacked to Taiwan Since April
A man armed with two knives hijacked a Chinese airliner with 140 people on board Friday and asked for political asylum after forcing the plane to Taiwan, officials said.
The Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 was hijacked on a flight from Canton to Xiamen, officials said. It was the fifth Chinese civilian airplane hijacked to Taiwan since April.
The plane and passengers were returned to China, but the hijacker was detained in Taiwan for questioning and trial, officials said. Zhang Hai, 27, of Tangshan, China, said he hijacked the plane so he could join his grandfather in Taiwan.
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