Armed passenger seizes aircraft in Russia, demands to reverse to Afghanistan

Baku. 11 January. REPORT.AZ/ The passenger of the Surgut-Moscow airplane has hijacked an airplane and demanded to turn it back to Afghanistan, Report informs citing Interfax.

According to Flight Radar service, Aeroflot's Boeing 737 has reversed to make landing near Khanti-Mansiysk.

There are 69 passengers, influding an infant, as well as seven crew members on board.

REN-TV has published the photo of the man who seized the airplane. It is supposedly a 41-year-old citizen of Russia, Pavel Sh.