Safe Mode: On
Mexican Airplane Hijacked Out of Cancun, Flown to Mexico City Airport

DEVELOPING: All passengers have left an AeroMexico passenger plane that was hijacked at the airport in the resort area city of Cancun and flown to the airport in the capital of Mexico City.

The hijacked plane, a Boeing 737, landed safely and is on the runway at the airport, according to Mexico's Transport Minister Juan Molinar. Mexican security forces are at the airport.

At least three men, reportedly of Bolivian citizenship, seized control of the plane and threatened to blow it up unless they were allowed to speak to Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, according to Web sites El Universal and Reforma.

Local television reports said that there were explosives onboard the plane.

The plane was carrying 104 passengers and was bound for Mexico City, according to Mexican network, TV Azteca.


Click to view image: '59b9bdbb1422-200pxaeromexico_new_livery.jpg'

Added: Sep-9-2009 Occurred On: Sep-9-2009
By: leadfoot072
In:
News
Tags: update, hijacked airplane, mexico, cancun
Location: Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 8954 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 0 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1
You need to be registered in order to add comments! Register HERE
No comments found!