BULLETIN -- SOME PASSENGERS DEPART HIJACKED MEXICAN AIRLINER, ENTER BUSES.
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MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 passengers was hijacked by armed men after it took off from an airport in the Mexican resort of Cancun on Wednesday morning, according to local media reports.
The plane, Aeromexico flight 576, had taken off from Cancun Airport at 11.38 a.m. local time, according to flight records. It was originally scheduled for Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, where it was due to land at 1.50 p.m. local time. A total of 104 people are believed to be on board.
According to local media, the three Bolivian men are demanding to speak with Mexican President Calderon. They are said to carry a package with cables, which is said to be an explosive device.
Mexican Transport Minister Molinar told local radio that the aircraft had landed safely in the capital. Security forces were seen arriving at the airport.
Further details are not yet available.