Airplane hijacker surrenders after releasing hostages

A WOULD-BE hijacker surrendered to the authorities yesterday after releasing the last of more than 180 hostages he seized hours earlier aboard a Canadian charter jet in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

The suspect, described as “a troubled young man” who had demanded to be flown to Cuba, breached security about 10pm local time on Sunday to force his way aboard the CanJet charter flight at Sangster International Airport in Jamaica’s prime tourist resort.

A shot was fired as the drama unfolded, but no one was wounded, a senior police official said.