Cuban hijack plane takes off again

A Cuban plane hijacked by a man who said he had two grenades today took again from a Havana airport after a night of tense negotiations.

A Cuban plane hijacked by a man who said he had two grenades today took again from a Havana airport after a night of tense negotiations.

About half the 46 people on board had earlier left the aircraft, and a group including a woman carrying a small child were seen jumping from the open back hatch of the plane into the arms of emergency workers below.

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