Reports: Hijacked plane lands at Cyprus airport
March 29, 2016 12:05 pm
An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, state radio said.
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported that 55 people were on board, with a crew of 7. There were earlier reports of about 80 to 81 people on board.
At least one man was thought to be armed. The hijacking occurred in Cyprus’s flight information region and the airliner was diverted to Larnaca.
According to unverified reports on Twitter, the airliner was an Egypt Air A320 plane, and it made an emergency landing.
The website Sigma Live reports that it is flight MS181 from Alexandria to Cairo.
Update: All passengers except 4 foreigners & 7 crew members released by hijacker after Egyptair flight landed in Cyprus - Foreign media-
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