Mexican police free hostages

Mexican police have freed more than 100 people after a jet flying from Cancun to Mexico City was hijacked by a man claiming to be a Protestant pastor.



Bolivian-born Jose Flores Pereira reportedly threatened to blow up the plane unless he could warn Mexican President Felipe Calderon of an impending earthquake.



Mr. Flores told flight attendants that a canned drink he had was a bomb.



Police stormed the Aeromexico plane after it had landed in Mexico City and women and children were allowed off.



Several people were initially arrested and taken away in handcuffs as Mr. Flores said he had accomplices, but police later said there had been only one hijacker and no bombs on board.