Pilot threatened to crash an aircraft into a supermarket in US's Mississippi

The pilot of a “stolen” aircraft threatened to crash the plane into a Walmart store in the US’s Mississippi state, reported US media on Saturday. According to local media, 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 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 pilot is an employee of Tupelo Regional Airport, and the plane is 1987 Beech C90A, a nine-seater with two engines, said local media.