[QUOTE]SPANISH police arrested the hijacker of a Mauritanian aircraft last night after he was overpowered by passengers as the plane landed.

The Air Mauritania Boeing 737 was on an internal flight in the African country when the hijacker, armed with pistols, demanded to be flown to France, officials said. The pilot landed in the Canary Islands instead.

A source close to the Mauritanian president said: "When the pilot landed he deliberately braked very hard. The man fell to the ground and was jumped on by passengers. He fired two bullets but there are no serious injuries."
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