JUBA, South Sudan — A gunman hijacked a small turboprop plane belonging to an evangelical Christian aid group in South Sudan on Tuesday, demanding the pilot fly the aircraft to Chad, police said. The suspect was arrested hours later after the plane landed in a northern town.

No one was injured and an investigation into the incident was underway.

The aircraft — a Cessna Grand Caravan, owned and operated by Samaritan’s Purse — left Juba, South Sudan’s capital, in the morning when the gunman took control of the plane. The aircraft was carrying medical supplies to the far northeast county of Maiwut, where Samaritan’s Purse is providing medical assistance.

Police said the gunman had snuck onto the plane and hid in the rear cabin before takeoff. He was identified as Yasir Mohammed Yusuf, a

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