Colombia airliner said hijacked

[Freddie Stubbs]

Associated Press


BOGOTA, Colombia - A Colombian airliner with 25 people aboard was hijacked Monday, the nation's air force chief said.

The Aires flight left the southern city of Florencia on Monday morning for a short flight to Bogota, Gen. Edgar Lesmez said. The plane landed in Bogota, Lesmez told RCN radio.

Authorities were in contact with the hijackers, believed to number two, Lesmez said. The plane was believed to be carrying 20 passengers and five crew members.

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[Eugene]

1. Update from AP...

Colombian Plane With 25 Aboard Hijacked


Monday September 12, 2005 9:46 PM

AP Photo XRM104

By ANDREW SELSKY

Associated Press Writer

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A father and his son hijacked a Colombian
airliner carrying 25 people Monday and after landing in Bogota
demanded a meeting with representatives of the Catholic church, the
attorney general's office and a human rights organization,
authorities said.

A priest was on the plane talking with the hijackers, one of whom had
boarded the plane in a wheelchair. The hijackers allowed five women
and two children to leave the plane without hours after landing,
police said.

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