Go Jamaica :: News: "The gunman who hijacked the chartered Canadian-bound CanJet flight at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James earlier tonight has now released all 140 passengers he had held hostage.
But the crew is still aboard being held at gunpoint.
Meanwhile, the hijacker has been identified as a man believed to be in his 20s from a Montego Bay community. However, his name is being withheld.
Shots were fired aboard the aircraft, but no one was injured."
An armed man has hijacked a plane at Sangster International Airport in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay. The hijacker has taking five crewmembers hostage; all 169 passengers were allowed to leave the plane.
The man reportedly pulled a gun soon after the passengers boarded the CanJet charter flight. Local media report a shot was fired during the hijacking, but no one was injured. The authorities are negotiating with the hijacker.
But the crew is still aboard being held at gunpoint.
Meanwhile, the hijacker has been identified as a man believed to be in his 20s from a Montego Bay community. However, his name is being withheld.
Shots were fired aboard the aircraft, but no one was injured."
An armed man has hijacked a plane at Sangster International Airport in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay. The hijacker has taking five crewmembers hostage; all 169 passengers were allowed to leave the plane.
The man reportedly pulled a gun soon after the passengers boarded the CanJet charter flight. Local media report a shot was fired during the hijacking, but no one was injured. The authorities are negotiating with the hijacker.
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