AeroMexico Flight 576 Hijacked.
AeroMexico flight 576 on a Boeing 737 aircraft from Cancun to Mexico City that was hijacked, is now on the ground at the International Airport in Mexico City. A swift response from the anti-terrorist arms of both the Mexician Army and Marines has seen the release of all 104 passengers from the plane.
Pilots and flight crew are still on the plane being held hostage.
It is reported by CNN that 3 Bolivian Citizens are the hijackers, and there might be a drug cartel connection.
The hijackers are reported to be wanting to talk to the President of Mexico - Felipe De Jesus Calderon, or they will be blow the plane up.
According to a mexician news outlet, a passenger reported not knowning they had been hijacked until they had landed. The only apparent clue was a one of the hijacks was standing for the whole flight and another kept going into his overhead storage.
For further information -
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/09/aeromexico_flight_with_104_pas.html
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-mexico-hijacking,0,7986681.story
Photo Credit - Associated Press
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