Police end Jamaica plane hijack
A gunman who hijacked a plane in Jamaica was captured after an eight-hour stand-off with police today.
A police spokeswoman said they had disarmed the man whom they described as “mentally challenged”.
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SUBSCRIBEA gunman who hijacked a plane in Jamaica was captured after an eight-hour stand-off with police today.
A police spokeswoman said they had disarmed the man whom they described as “mentally challenged”.
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