A knife-wielding man in Belize has been shot dead after attempting to hijack a small passenger plane.

By Conor Wilson, News Reporter

19:21, Thu, Apr 17, 2025 | UPDATED: 19:26, Thu, Apr 17, 2025

Switzerland, Agno-Lugano Airport, Plane stationed on the runway

The hijacker has been shot dead by police (Image: Getty)

A plane hijacker armed with a knife has been shot dead after attempting to take control of a plane.

Police were called to the Philip Goldson International Airport in Belize following reports of a man brandishing a knife on a small passenger plane.

The plane eventually landed at the airport where the assailant was shot dead and other passengers taken to hospital.

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