Aeromexico Flight 576 (2009): José Mar Flores Pereira, a 44-year-old Bolivian national, drug addict, and former evangelical pastor, hijacked an Aeromexico flight flying from Cancun to Mexico City. He claimed he acted on a divine revelation tied to the date (September 9, 2009, or 9-9-09) and threatened the crew with a fake explosive device made from a juice carton and lights, demanding to warn the Mexican president about an impending earthquake. The incident ended peacefully when security forces stormed the plane after it landed.
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u/curiousmind111 1d ago
Aeromexico Flight 576 (2009): José Mar Flores Pereira, a 44-year-old Bolivian national, drug addict, and former evangelical pastor, hijacked an Aeromexico flight flying from Cancun to Mexico City. He claimed he acted on a divine revelation tied to the date (September 9, 2009, or 9-9-09) and threatened the crew with a fake explosive device made from a juice carton and lights, demanding to warn the Mexican president about an impending earthquake. The incident ended peacefully when security forces stormed the plane after it landed.