Pilot hijacks a plane in US, threatens to crash land it into Walmart [Watch]

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oi-Prakash KL

Tupelo,
Sep
03:
A
pilot
has
reportedly
hijacked
a
plane
in
the
United
States
and
threatened
to
crash
it
into
a
Walmart
supermarket.

The
pilot
called
911
and
threatened
to
intentionally
crash
into
Walmart,
according
to
a
report
on
Mirror.

“On
09-03-2022
at
approximately
05:00
am
TPD
was
notified
that
a
pilot
of
an
airplane
(possibly
King
Air
type)
was
flying
over
Tupelo.
The
pilot
has
made
contact
with
E911
and
is
threatening
to
intentionally
crash
into
WalMart
on
West
Main,”
Tupelo
Police
Department
said
in
a
statement.

Mississippi
Governor
Tate
Reeves
said
state
law
enforcement
and
emergency
managers
are
“closely
tracking
this
dangerous
situation.

The
purported
clip
of
the
plane
hijack
shows
it
flying
erratically
in
circles
over
homes
and
businesses.

“TPD
has
worked
with
Wal-Mart
West
and
Dodges
on
West
Main
to
evacuate
the
stores
and
disperse
people
as
much
as
practical.
TPD
also
has
been
able
to
begin
talking
with
the
pilot
directly,”
the
authorities
added.

The
Police
said
at
this
time
the
situation
is
ongoing
with
TPD
and
all
Emergency
Services
in
the
area
are
on
alert.
“Citizens
are
asked
to
avoid
that
area
until
an
all
clear
is
given.
With
the
mobility
of
an
airplane
of
that
type
the
danger
zone
is
much
larger
than
even
Tupelo,”
the
TPD
said.
More
information
will
be
released
when
appropriate,
police
stated.

The
aircraft
is
a
Beechcraft
King
Aire
90
owned
by
Southeast
Aviation
LLC,
according
to
Flight
Aware.