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Chinese hijack

Monday 06 June 1994 23:02 BST
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A knife-wielding Chinese man, claiming to have a heart disease and disgruntled over his low pay, hijacked a Chinese airliner to Taiwan, the 12th hijacking from the mainland since April last year, Reuter reports from Taipei. Zou Weiqiang surrendered to Taiwan authorities after the China Southern Airlines plane was intercepted by Taiwan Air Force fighters.

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