Hijacker of Egyptian aircraft threatened to blow up suicide belt (UPDATE 2)

Arab World Materials 29 March 2016 10:55 (UTC +04:00)

An unidentified man, who hijacked the EgyptAir aircraft flying from Alexandria to Cairo, threatened the captain and the passengers that he would blow up the suicide belt, if his demand is not fulfilled.

Headline changed, details added (first version posted on 10:25)

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 29

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10:37 (GMT+4) An unidentified man, who hijacked the EgyptAir aircraft flying from Alexandria to Cairo, threatened the captain and the passengers that he would blow up the suicide belt, if his demand is not fulfilled, RIA Novosti reported citing Al Balad news portal.

Reportedly, the aircraft captain managed to inform the dispatchers in Cairo that the plane has been hijacked and will fly to Cyprus.

10:28 (GMT+4) A-320 passenger aircraft, hijacked by unknown people, has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus, Reuters reported citing local media outlets.

The plane with 81 passengers aboard was travelling from Alexandria to Cairo.

10:23 (GMT+4) A plane of EgyptAir company has been hijacked by unknown people, TASS news agency reported citing Bloomberg.

Hijacker of Egyptian aircraft threatened to blow up suicide belt (UPDATE 2)

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