A man armed with a handgun has surrendered to Spanish authorities, peacefully ending a hijacking of a Moroccan jet with 88 people on board.

Officials in Spain say a person commandeered the plane.

After the plane was directed to Spain, the hijacker said he wanted to be taken to Germany.

Spanish authorities directed the plane to an isolated section of El Prat Airport and as security personnel surrounded the craft, officials began negotiations.

After several hours of negotiations, authorities convinced the person to surrender early today.

Officials in Spain say the Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-400 left Casablanca, Morocco, Wednesday night with 83 passengers and a nine- person crew headed for Tunis, Tunisia.

Police said the man had a pistol, but a Moroccan security source in Rabat said the gun was likely a ``toy,'' noting that security forces at Moroccan airports ``are able to discover any weapon.''

There were no reported injuries, but after conflicting reports of the possible number of hijackers, police searched passengers carefully as they left the jet and boarded buses to be taken to the airport.

A man armed with a handgun has surrendered to Spanish authorities, peacefully ending a hijacking of a Moroccan jet with 88 people on board.

Officials in Spain say a person commandeered the plane. After the plane was directed to Spain, the hijacker said he wanted to be taken to Germany.

After several hours of negotiations, authorities convinced the person to surrender early today.

Police said the man had a pistol, but a Moroccan security source in Rabat said the gun was likely a ``toy,'' noting that security forces at Moroccan airports ``are able to discover any weapon.''

There were no reported injuries, but after conflicting reports of the possible number of hijackers, police searched passengers carefully as they left the jet and boarded buses to be taken to the airport.

Officials in Spain say the Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-400 left Casablanca, Morocco, Wednesday night with 83 passengers and a nine- person crew headed for Tunis, Tunisia.

Spanish authorities directed the plane to an isolated section of El Prat Airport and as security personnel surrounded the craft, officials began negotiations.

A man armed with a handgun has surrendered to Spanish authorities, peacefully ending a hijacking of a Moroccan jet with 88 people on board.

Officials in Spain say a person commandeered the plane.

After the plane was directed to Spain, the hijacker said he wanted to be taken to Germany.

Spanish authorities directed the plane to an isolated section of El Prat Airport and as security personnel surrounded the craft, officials began negotiations.

After several hours of negotiations, authorities convinced the person to surrender early today.

Police said the man had a pistol, but a Moroccan security source in Rabat said the gun was likely a ``toy,'' noting that security forces at Moroccan airports ``are able to discover any weapon.''

There were no reported injuries, but after conflicting reports of the possible number of hijackers, police searched passengers carefully as they left the jet and boarded buses to be taken to the airport.

Officials in Spain say the Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-400 left Casablanca, Morocco, Wednesday night with 83 passengers and a nine- person crew headed for Tunis, Tunisia.