The man was previously reported to be from Belarus, but prosecutors yesterday said they have yet to ascertain his nationality. The suspect has not spoken a word since his arrest at around 2pm on Saturday, despite immigration officers trying to communicate with him in different languages. Immigration officers have found no records of the man entering Taiwan, and they believe he may have been smuggled in. The dramatic incident was first noticed by a pilot of an Asiana Airlines flight that was waiting behind CAL flight CI028 to Palau, as the latter was taxiing toward the runway for takeoff, according to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Co (TIAC). The CAL flight, originally scheduled to depart at 1:35pm, was delayed.

Source: Taipei Times November 03, 2019 16:01 UTC