A screenshot taken on March 29, 2016 from anEgyptian television shows the image of the hijacker of the Egyptian passenger plane at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus. Hijacker of EgyptAir passenger plane has been identified as Egyptian, the State TV said Tuesday. Egyptair Company announced a plane that was heading from Alexandria to Cairo has been kidnapped and diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, state TV reported. (Xinhua)
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Hijacker of EgyptAir passenger plane identified as Egyptian
Hijacker of EgyptAir passenger plane has been identified as Egyptian, the State TV said Tuesday.
Hijacker of Egyptian plane strapped with explosives
Egyptian plane to land in Cyprus is strapped with a suicide explosive belt, the Cypriot state-run broadcaster said on Tuesday.
The hijacker has released all women and children of Egyptian passenger plane but kept all men on board.
Most passengers of hijacked EgyptAir plane released except crew and foreigners
Most of the passengers of the highjacked EgyptAir plane have been released except six crew and four foreigners, the official news agency MENA reported on Tuesday.
The highjacker of EgyptAir flight No. 181 had carried 56 passengers and 8 crew on board.
Man with explosive device hijacks Egyptair aircraft: State TV
Hijacker of Egyptian passenger plane said he carried explosive device with him while highjacking the airplane No. 181 with 81 people on board, State TV said.
Egyptair Company has officially announced its plane that was heading from Alexandria to Cairo has been kidnapped and diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, state TV reported.
Women, children on hijacked Egyptian plane released
Cypriot security authorities said on Tuesday women and children on the hijacked Egyptian plane were released.
Hijacked Egyptian passenger plane lands in Cyprus
An Egyptian passenger plane en route from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and landed at Larnaka airport on the south coast of Cyprus, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation and Cyprus state radio.
The Egyptair plane carried about 80 people on board, among which a man was suspected to have carried a bomb, Cyprus state radio said.
