| Gunman holds plane at airport in Jamaica |
A gunman described as "mentally challenged" hijacked a Canadian jet on the tarmac near the resort city of Montego Bay and was holding the flight crew hostage, officials said.
The "mentally challenged youngster" boarded the plane in Montego Bay and demanded to be flown to Cuba, Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told CNN.
There were 182 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 737, but all the passengers were released unharmed, according to a statement from CanJet Airlines.
The gunman and the crew of CanJet Flight 918 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, were still on board the plane early Monday, the airline said in a statement published early Monday on its Web site.
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