Taiwan's state radio said the hijacker was arrested when the Russian-built YAK-42 belonging to China's Tongyong Airlines returned to the coastal city of Xiamen. The radio said the plane, with 52 passengers and 11 crew, had taken off from Xiamen bound for the eastern city of Nanjing when it was hijacked.
A military official said the hijacking was apparently foiled by flight attendants but gave no other details.
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