In Volgograd arrested a man who threatened to seize the plane

In Volgograd, a passenger who threatened to seize a plane bound for Moscow was detained and arrested for six days. This was reported by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.

The linear police department at the International Airport of Volgograd "Stalingrad" received a message about the threat of hijacking the aircraft, which should fly to Moscow. The police immediately arrived on board the plane and detained one of the passengers, she said.

According to the interior Ministry, the detained was a 42-year-old resident of the Moscow region. The man had external signs of intoxication, he refused to undergo a medical examination.

Irina Volk added that the cynologists examined the aircraft, but did not find items that pose a danger. As a result, administrative protocols were drawn up in respect of the passenger under Part 1 of Article 19.3 (disobedience to the lawful request of a police officer) and Part 1 of Article 6.9 (use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances without a doctor's appointment or refusal of a medical examination if such use is suspected). The court ordered him six days of administrative detention.

The Interior Ministry added that the issue of initiating a criminal case is being resolved.

Earlier, on October 14, an Air India plane en route from Frankfurt to Delhi made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport after the pilot transmitted a signal about a possible hijacking of the aircraft. After landing, the liner was sent to an isolated parking lot in order to be examined by police.