Article: 5th LD, Writethru: Jamaican plane hijacker in police custody, all crew members safe

5th LD, Writethru: Jamaican plane hijacker in police custody, all crew members safe

MEXICO CITY, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The gunman who hijacked the CanJet plane in Jamaica is now in police custody, and all the remaining crew were released unharmed, the Canadian airline said in a statement posted on its website on Monday.

The gunman was arrested by the Jamaican police, the country's information minister told CNN.

The police "were able to capture the gunman without anybody being harmed. The six crew members have actually come off the plane, and the gunman is in police custody as we speak," said Information Minister Daryl Vaz.

According to a government statement, the gunman surrendered to the ...

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