On January 15, police in Sichuan Province said the man they had detained at an airport for carrying a pistol was not going to hijack a plane (Editor's Remark: More information available at http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1684.html).

The man surnamed Yang, a businessman, illegally bought the gun for 15,000 yuan (US$1,875) for self-defense purposes, as he believed several of his subordinates would attack him. Police found the pistol in the inner layer of Yang's hand baggage during a security check at Dazhou Airport before he attempted to board a flight to Guangzhou on January 14.