Knife-wielding US citizen shot dead after hijacking small plane in Belize - ‘Hero’ passenger with knife injuries shoots ...

Akinyela Sawa Taylor threatened the pilot, stabbed two passengers soon after the plane took off from the town of Corozal.

Plane lands safely after assailant stabs three people including pilot; Belizean authorities say motives unclear, hijacker was ...

A passenger on a small plane from Belize on Thursday shot dead an American armed with a knife who was attempting a hijacking, ...

A U.S. man hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the stabbed ...

The Tropic Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and was flying from Corozal, a small town near Belize's ...

The plane was traveling from Corozal to San Pedro and Belize authorities declared a full emergency after the hijacking.

Chester Williams, Belize police commissioner, identified the hijacker as Akinyela Taylor and said he was a U.S. military veteran.