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[maddezmom]

Hostage killed in foiled plane hijacking in Cuba
04 May 2007 03:56:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
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(Adds name of dead officer, third arrest)

By Anthony Boadle

HAVANA, May 3 (Reuters) - Two Cuban army deserters tried to hijack a passenger plane to escape to the United States with hostages on Thursday but were arrested after killing an unarmed military officer on board, the government said.

The soldiers, who fled from an army base where they were doing military service, commandeered a city bus with several passengers before dawn, drove it onto the tarmac of Havana airport's domestic terminal and seized an empty airliner.

They killed one hostages, army Lt. Col. Victor Ibo Acuna, when he tried to stop the hijacking, but were then captured by security forces, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

"Effective and coordinated action allowed security forces to frustrate the kidnappers' plans and save the lives of the other hostages," it said.

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