AhlulBayt News Agency - The EgyptAir plane hijacker has been reportedly identified as Ibrahim Samaha, according to Egyptian media.
The hijacker of an EgyptAir plane is an Egyptian national called Ibrahim Samaha, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday.
An Egyptair passenger plane was hijacked by a man who was said to be wearing a suicide bomb vest Tuesday morning. The jet has landed at the airport in Larnaka, Cyprus, according to the country's state broadcaster.
Egyptair says negotiated release of all aboard hijacked plane except four foreigners and the crew.
Passengers on the EgyptAir plane that was diverted to Cyprus included eight Britons and 10 Americans, three security sources at Alexandria airport said.
Negotiations with the kidnapped result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) 29 March 2016
"Negotiations with the hijacker have led to the release of all passengers on board except for 7 crew members and four foreigners," an Egyptian Civil Aviation source said.
Negotiations with the kidnapped result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) 29 March 2016
According to the reports, the passengers were leaving the plane with carry-on baggage. Later they got on a bus which took them to the aiport.
An Egyptair passenger plane was hijacked by a man who is said to be wearing a suicide bomb vest; the jet has landed at the airport in Larnaka, Cyprus, according to the country's state broadcaster.
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