Headline : Passenger who tried to force Mexican plane to fly to US said he was under threat by criminals

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Mexican authorities say a passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force said that he was under threat by criminals who had kidnapped one of his relatives

MEXICO CITY -- A passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force said that he was under threat by criminals who had kidnapped one of his relatives, authorities said.

Mexico's Public Safety Department said late Sunday the man had been detained by National Guard officers in the western city of Guadalajara, where the flight was diverted following the incident.

Videos posted on social media showed other passengers subduing the man on a Volaris airline flight Sunday from the central city of Leon, in Guanajuato state, to the border city of Tijuana.

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