AhlulBayt News Agency

source : BBC
Tuesday

29 March 2016

6:49:03 AM
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Hijacked EgyptAir passenger plane lands in Cyprus

An EgyptAir plane has been hijacked flying from Alexandria to Cairo, and landed in Cyprus, state TV has said.

AhlulBayt News Agency - A hijacked EgyptAir airliner has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus, reports say.

News agencies quote airline and Egyptian government sources as saying that the domestic flight travelling from Alexandria to Cairo was taken over by at least one armed hijacker.

They asked for the flight to land in Cyprus, an EgyptAir spokeswoman is quoted as saying.

Reports say the Airbus A320 has more than 80 passengers on board.




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