Hijacker Threatens To Crash Plane Into Supermarket In US

Washington: The pilot of a “stolen” aircraft threatened to crash the plane into a Walmart store in the US’s Mississippi state.

According to US media reports, the 9-seater plane was taken from the Tupelo Airport at around 5am local time and the pilot has been flying over the town in circles for over one hour.

Police are already evacuating several stores in Tupelo, Mississippi after the unidentified pilot made the threat.

Authorities also started evacuating residents from the area and dispersed as many people as possible. They asked all citizens to avoid the area until further instructions.

Officials added that with the mobility of the aircraft, the danger zone is much larger than the surrounding area. The Tupelo police department said they are in contact with the pilot who threatened to intentionally crash the plane.