The World - News from June 8, 1986
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A youth armed with a revolver seized a Nicaraguan passenger jet at Managua’s international airport and held almost 40 people hostage for about three hours before surrendering when police rushed the plane, security officials said. No injuries were reported aboard the Boeing 727, operated by the state-owned Aeronica airline. The officials described the would-be hijacker as “a boy” who wanted to fly to the United States for non-political reasons.
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