The US citizen tried to kidnap a small tropical aircraft in Belize (local time) on Thursday. Three people were reportedly injured in the incident. The suspect was later shot by a passenger.
The incident occurred in the middle of the air on the tropical air flight V3HIG and operated a routine domestic service from Corozal (CZH) to Belize City (BZE)
49 -year -old suspect began to attack passengers with a knife, New York Post quoted officials.
According to police commissioner Belize Chester Williams, the attacker was later identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a US citizen.
Commissioner Williams appreciated the passenger who hit and shot Taylor, and called them a “hero”, as stated by the New York Post.
The authorities stated that it remains unclear, as Taylor managed to bring the knife to the plane. Belizean officials contacted the US Embassy for help in the ongoing investigation of the incident.
Viral videos
The video emerged online, which puportedly showed “tense moment inside a light aircraft during the situation in the air above Belize.”
“The aircraft, Cessna 208b Grand Caravan ex registered by V3-HIG seemed to experience turbulence or a problem in flight, as seen in the video,” said the person who shared the video on X.
Another video showed that the tropical air aircraft in Belize City after the man allegedly kidnapped the flight that the man kidnapped.
The source at Belize Airport said Newsweek, “All flights are ground” and employees “mad”.
According to rt.com, the hijacker “demanded more fuel for the plane and to be flying off the ground”.
The tropical air plane landed safely in Belize after an attempt at kidnapping.
The kidnapper was shot in his chest and was declared dead on his arrival, Belize.com said.
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