Arrested in Hijacking
Word of an inflight hijacking of an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800—two days prior to the eighth anniversary of 9/11—renewed public fears of a major terrorist attack. But aviation authorities defused the attempt without fatal incident, arresting Jose Flores Pereira, 44, on charges of hijacking Flight 576...
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