This was the kidnapping of a plane in Belize with 14 passengers on board

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April 18, 2025April 18, 2025By Mario Vásquez
This was the kidnapping of a plane in Belize with 14 passengers on board

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Images captured inside the plane show the moment when she was kidnapped this April 17.

Images captured from inside the kidnapped plane in Belize, this April 17. (Free Press Photo: Image taken from X)

A passenger recorded with his mobile phone what happened inside the plane that was kidnapped in Belize by an American citizen. On board 14 people were traveling. The incident occurred on April 17.

The images show the passengers sitting and visibly scared by what happened in the cabin. It is known that The kidnapper was armed With a knife, with which he wounded two passengers and one of the pilots.

The plane, belonging to the tropic airline, covered the Corozal – San Pedro route. It was reported that the kidnapper demanded that the pilot leave the Belizean territory, but it was necessary to land at the Philip Sw Goldson International Airport, in the capital of Belize, to supply fuel and continue the journey.

When the aircraft landed, One of the passengers shot the kidnapper in the chest, wound that caused death. It was then that the people who were on board took the opportunity to descend from the plane.

In the videos recorded at the airport, it is observed how passengers run along the landing floor to get safe. They also captured how security forces tried to help them.

In the aircraft 14 people were traveling: two Americans and 12 citizens of Belize, including a minor.

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