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29-03-2016, 07:28 AM
An EgyptAir airliner has been hijacked and forced to divert to Larnaca airport on the south coast of Cyprus.
Flight MS181, an Airbus A320 carrying 81 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt.
Negotiations are under way but no demands have been made by those in control of the plane, reports say.
A local journalist has told the BBC that some passengers had been seen leaving the plane.
Larnaca airport has been closed and scheduled flights diverted elsewhere.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35915139
Latest as of 08:31:
All passengers have been released except for the crew of seven and four foreigners, EgyptAir has said.
Flight MS181, an Airbus A320 carrying 81 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt.
Negotiations are under way but no demands have been made by those in control of the plane, reports say.
A local journalist has told the BBC that some passengers had been seen leaving the plane.
Larnaca airport has been closed and scheduled flights diverted elsewhere.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35915139
Latest as of 08:31:
All passengers have been released except for the crew of seven and four foreigners, EgyptAir has said.