Hijack attempt foiled by crew

A man who tried to hijack an Air Seychelles plane flying from the Indian city of Bombay to the Maldives was overpowered by the cabin crew, officials said.

“One person tried to enter the cockpit with a knife and was overpowered by the crew. Police have apprehended one person,” said A Shaheed, foreign secretary at Maldivian Embassy in Colombo.