Tuesday 29 March 2016

Egypt Air's aircraft hijacking, landed in Cyprus

Egyptian airline "Egypt Air" on Tuesday was flying from Alexandria to Cairo to hijack a plane and landed at the airport of Cyprus, Larnaca.

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reports that the plane carrying 55 people, including a crew of 7 members. It was reported earlier that the plane carrying more than 80 people.

The flight crew members and four hijackers except foreign nationals have released all the passengers. It is believed that at least one armed hijackers in the plane which is equipped with weapons and explosives.

The civil aviation ministry said that a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt also threatened to blow up passenger aircraft.


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