Police end Jamaica plane hijack

A gunman who hijacked a plane in Jamaica was captured after an eight-hour stand-off with police today.

Police end Jamaica plane hijack
Mon, 20 Apr, 2009 - 14:29

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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