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A small plane was “hijacked” in Canada on Wednesday and was heading towards Vancouver International Airport, forcing the authorities to temporarily suspend flight operations.
Small plane “hijacked” in Canada (AI-generated image)
A small aircraft was “hijacked” in Canada, forcing the authorities to temporarily suspend operations at the busy Vancouver International Airport, the police said on Wednesday.
The federal police received a report that the aircraft had been “hijacked” from the Vancouver Island region in the country and was heading towards the airspace over the Vancouver airport.
As a result of the alert, authorities suspended flight operations at one of the busiest airports in the country and diverted nine incoming flights, the news agency AFP reported.
The “hijacked” plane was a Cessna 172, operated by a flying club in Victoria.
“The suspect was the sole occupant of the aircraft,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said.
As the plane landed at the airport at around 2.15 am IST (2045 GMT), the police chased the aircraft. The suspect who flew the plane came, after which he was “arrested without incident”.
The flight operations were reportedly resumed at the airport, with possible delays in some departures and arrivals. The stoppage of the flight arrivals lasted for nearly 39 minutes, Global News Canada reported.
Videos surfaced online showing the suspect standing with his hands in the air and surrounded by cops on the runway of the airport.
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