<p>A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Melbourne to land late tonight after a "disruptive" Sri Lankan passenger on board the Kuala Lumpur bound flight claimed he was carrying a bomb, Malaysia's deputy transport minister said.<br /><br />"It is not a hijack. One disruptive passenger tried to enter the plane's cockpit," Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP.<br /><br />The passenger, a Sri Lankan national who was apparently drunk, was overpowered by the plane's crew and later arrested at Melbourne's airport, he said.<br /><br />"The passenger... claimed to have a bomb. But it was not a bomb but a powerbank," Aziz added.<br /><br />The passenger was later arrested by Australian authorities in Melboure."Everyone on board is safe," Aziz added.<br /><br />"He was taken out of the plane handcuffed by Australian security officers."Malaysia Airlines confirmed the plane was forced to return to Australia and had safely landed in Melbourne.<br /><br />"MH128 safely landed in Melbourne Airport at 11:41pm," the airline said in a statement. "Safety and security are of Malaysia Airlines' utmost priority.</p>
<p>A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Melbourne to land late tonight after a "disruptive" Sri Lankan passenger on board the Kuala Lumpur bound flight claimed he was carrying a bomb, Malaysia's deputy transport minister said.<br /><br />"It is not a hijack. One disruptive passenger tried to enter the plane's cockpit," Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP.<br /><br />The passenger, a Sri Lankan national who was apparently drunk, was overpowered by the plane's crew and later arrested at Melbourne's airport, he said.<br /><br />"The passenger... claimed to have a bomb. But it was not a bomb but a powerbank," Aziz added.<br /><br />The passenger was later arrested by Australian authorities in Melboure."Everyone on board is safe," Aziz added.<br /><br />"He was taken out of the plane handcuffed by Australian security officers."Malaysia Airlines confirmed the plane was forced to return to Australia and had safely landed in Melbourne.<br /><br />"MH128 safely landed in Melbourne Airport at 11:41pm," the airline said in a statement. "Safety and security are of Malaysia Airlines' utmost priority.</p>