Air Mauritania Boeing 737 hijacked
{{date|February 15, 2007}}

A hijacked [[w:Air Mauritania|Air Mauritania]] [[w:Boeing 737|Boeing 737]] passenger plane has landed on Spain's Canary Islands after making a fuel stop in Western [[w:Sahara|Sahara]], officials in [[w:Mauritania|Mauritania]] said today. It was hijacked after the takeoff from the Nouakchott airport.

While on the plane, the man demanded it to be flown to France to seek asylum.

The 71 passengers and eight person crew were let out when the hijacker landed the plane in Las Palmas. Several people were wounded by a gun and the suspect was arrested.

Reports say that it is unconfirmed as to what the man's motive was. Mauritanian police are still investigating.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6366781.stm
|title=Mauritanian hijack 'ends safely'
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=February 15, 2007}}
*{{source|url=
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1527278120070215
|title=Hijacked Mauritania plane lands in Canaries: officials
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=February 15, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/15/plane.hijack.reut/
|title=Hijacking ends on Spanish island
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=February 15, 2007}}

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[[Category:Mauritania]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Aircraft hijackings]]
[[Category:Canary Islands]]
A hijacked Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane has landed on Spain's Canary Islands after making a fuel stop in Western Sahara, officials in Mauritania said today. It was hijacked after the takeoff from the Nouakchott airport.

While on the plane, the man demanded it to be flown to France to seek asylum.

The 71 passengers and eight person crew were let out when the hijacker landed the plane in Las Palmas. Several people were wounded by a gun and the suspect was arrested.

Reports say that it is unconfirmed as to what the man's motive was. Mauritanian police are still investigating.
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