Mexico City - Three unidentified attackers hijacked a passenger plane in Mexico on Wednesday, the authorities confirmed. The three men threatened to detonate a bomb and demanded to talk with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Mexican media reported.
The plane, a Boeing 737 operated by the airline Aeromexico, was hijacked after taking off from the renowned resort city of Cancun, in southeastern Mexico. It then landed at Mexico City airport, where it remained isolated on a runway.
Eduardo Rivadeneyra, spokesman for the firm that operates Cancun airport, said the plane had come in from Bolivia and left Cancun with 76 people on board. Other sources said it was carrying 104 passengers.
Mexican Communications and Transport Minister Juan Molinar Horcasitas told Mexican radio that Mexico City airport was operating normally.
