Hijacking

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In Kingston, Jamaica There has been news that an amature gunman had forced his way though airport security and hijacked a Canadian jet as well as holding six crew members hostage for eight hours before police and soldiers stormed the aircraft on Monday and captured the man. Nobody was killed or injured which would be the good news as welll as it ended with a raid near daylight after talks broke down with a 20-year-old Jamaican hijacker described as "mentally challenged." The Jamaican Information Minister told The Associated Press and was quoted saying. "We were getting nowhere with the negotiations. Police and military went on the plane and captured him." The suspect identified as Stephen Fray was in custody. He did not detail the man's mental condition but said he was apparently upset over a failed relationship. The hostage crisis that began around 10:20 p.m. Sunday and ended near 6:40 a.m., when members of the Jamaica Defence Force Counter Terrorism Operations Group stormed the aircraft's cabin, according to a police statement. A total of 159 passengers and eight crew members were aboard the Boeing 737 at the time, according to Jamaican police. Police said all the passengers and two crew members were released after a short time. There were unconfirmed reports that a shot was fired outside the aircraft, CanJet Vice President Kent Woodside said in a news conference Monday. He said the passengers also were robbed.