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　　MEXICO CITY：A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday．The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unharmed moments later．

　　Police, who did not fire a single shot, led as many as eight handcuffed men away from the airplane, which was isolated at the end of a runway in an area designed for emergencies．The hijackers' motive was unclear, though Mexican news media initially identified them as Bolivians demanding to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon．

　　US, French and Mexican citizens were among the 112 passengers and crew on Aeromexico Flight 576, according to a US official who had been briefed on the situation．The official was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity．

　　Mexico's transportation and communications secretary, Juan Molinar, said there was no bomb on the airplane, although some passengers said one of the hijackers held a package that resembled an explosive device, and a bomb squad(拆弹小组)was later seen near the airplane．

　　He did not immediately identify the hijackers or speculate on their motive．

　　“Various people who participated in the act have been detained and we are investigating, ”Molinar said．

　　The attorney general's office said it was opening an investigation into terrorism and kidnapping but did not specify how many people could be charged．

　　Mexican news media initially reported the hijackers were Bolivian, but Bolivia's ambassador to Mexico, Jorge Mancilla, said Mexican authorities had no evidence that was the case．Mancilla said sources told him they could be Colombian or Venezuelan．Several passengers told reporters they did not notice a non-Mexican accent．

　　Passenger Rocio Garcia told the Televisa network that the pilot made an announcement after landing in Mexico City that the airplane was being hijacked．Passengers said the hijackers never communicated with them directly．

　　“These were scary moments, ”she said．

　　She said she saw one of the hijackers whom she described as a well-dressed, older man．

　　“He looked fine, like a normal passenger, ”she said．

　　Passenger Daniel Hernandez said he saw a hijacker carrying a Bible．

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　　There is one language that is used in every country in the world．The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat．It is everybody’s second language．It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it．It is sign language．

　　When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language．When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”, but you are not using speech．You are using sign language．When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me．I think I know the correct answer．”

　　Babies who can’t talk can point at things．They are using sign language．A policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands．He is using sign language．

　　Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee, became interested in education for deaf people．He invented a finger alphabet(字母表)．It is still in use．People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them．Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries．The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington, D．C．

　　Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people．The newsreader tells the news in sign language．At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen．

　　The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don’t spell every word．Sometimes they use hand signs．When they put two hands together, it means sandwich．They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a house．One finger in front of an actor’s mouth can mean quiet．You can talk to people who are behind windows that are closed．And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have conversations under water．

　　How many hand signs do you use every day?

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