6 Cubans Charged in Hijacking of Airliner
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Six men were charged with hijacking a Cuban airliner at knifepoint and diverting it to the Florida Keys to seek asylum in the United States.
Investigators believe the hijackers, all Cubans, took control of the plane without telling the 25 passengers and six crew members about their asylum plans, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami.
The crew and passengers were taken to a federal detention center near Miami, the FBI said.
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