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Mexican plane hijacking ends peacefully

mexican_hijackSept. 10, 2009 – The hijacking of an AeroMexico passenger jet bound for Mexico City from Cancun ended peacefully Wednesday with all the passengers and crew members safely released from the plane.


September 10, 2009  By CBCnews.ca

Sept. 10, 2009 – The hijacking of an AeroMexico passenger jet bound for Mexico City from
Cancun ended peacefully Wednesday with all the passengers and crew
members safely released from the plane.

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The AeroMexico plane sits on the tarmac at Mexico City's
international airport. (Gregory Bull | Associated Press)


 

At a news conference, Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said a
Bolivian named Jose Mar Flores, 44, hijacked the aircraft using a fake
bomb. | READ MORE

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