A Lufthansa
flight made an emergency return to Munich airport on Tuesday after a man armed
with a razor blade took a flight attendant hostage. Police apprehended the man
peacefully.
The
28-year-old Kosovo man had boarded the flight to Budapest, after being deported
from Germany due to the rejection of an asylum request. A police spokesman said
the man threatened a female flight attendant with a broken razor blade shortly
after takeoff.
German
newspaper Bild online says the man barricaded himself in a toilet with the
flight attendant after other crew rushed to help. The pilot then turned around
and landed back in Munich.
The 76
other people on the plane were able to disembark, leaving police to negotiate
with the man, still on board with the flight attendant. Police say the Kosovo
passenger, who spoke Albanian, surrendered with the help of an interpreter.
Three
flight attendants suffered injuries in the confrontation. It is unclear how the
man managed to bring the razor blade on board.
jr/rc (Reuters, dpa)
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