Feel Good Story: Two Muslim hijackers beaten to death by passengers and crew on Chinese flight.

Two Muslim hijackers beaten to death by passengers and crew on Chinese flight.

TWO men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in China were beaten to death by passengers and crew. 
 
The Global Times newspaper reported that two of the suspects died in hospital from injuries they suffered during the ensuing fight with passengers and crew on board.

The men were part of a six-strong gang involved in the foiled hijack of a Tianjin Airlines flight bound for the regional capital of Urumqi last Friday.

Just minutes after the flight took off from Hetian, southwest Xinjiang, the men, all aged between 20 and 36, stood up and announced their plans to terrified passengers.[...]

The men were reported to be Uighurs, the local Muslim ethnic minority. There have been clashes between authorities and Uighurs resentful of government controls over their religion and culture. Keep on reading...