A small passenger plane was reportedly hijacked by a knife-wielding man in Belize on Thursday. A source at the airport in Belize told Newsweek that "all flights are grounded" and that staff are "freaking out." pic.twitter.com/u7diuQYXfa
#Breaking U.S. Citizen Hijacks Tropic Air Plane in Belize, Fatally Shot After Injuring Three—Full Details
The Hijacking
On April 17, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. local time, a U.S. citizen named Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old from California, hijacked a Tropic Air Cessna… pic.twitter.com/0MI1jQXj7c
据美国《纽约邮报》报道，当地时间17日，美国一名退伍军人在伯利兹劫持一架热带航空公司的小型客机时被击毙。
这架热带航空公司的客机载有14名乘客，起飞后不久男子持刀接近驾驶舱，命令飞行员带他回美国。
据报道，男子在机上刺伤3人，随后被一名乘客开枪击中胸部。飞机盘旋后最终在伯利兹莱迪维尔平安着陆，劫机男子不治身亡。警方表示，开枪乘客是受伤人员之一，其背部和肺部被刺伤，目前情况危急。
警方表示，正调查他如何入境及如何将刀具带上飞机。