German airliner hostage-taking ends after brief standoff

World
Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014
2:00 AM MYT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A Kosovo man took a flight attendant hostage on a German airliner on Tuesday but surrendered to police after a brief standoff, police said.

German media said a 50-year-old flight attendant suffered cuts after the man put her in a headlock and held a razor blade to her throat minutes after takeoff from Munich airport.

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