Plane hijack attempt during Austin to Las Vegas flight
A Cuba native, Jose Manuel Gonzalez Gonzalez, tried to commandeer a Boeing 737 on an America West flight from Houston to Las Vegas. He was overpowered by a police captain who boarded via an emergency chute after the plane landed in Austin to refuel. No one was seriously injured. FBI foresees charges of air piracy and kidnapping.
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Mexico probes Camarena drug involvement
Mexico opens inquiries into claims US agent Enrique Camarena may have been linked to drug traffickers amid NBCs Drug Wars controversy. President Salinas de Gortari honors 44 narcotics agents killed, vows to dismantle trafficking networks and corruption to defeat traffickers.
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