BREAKING: Egyptair passenger plane 'hijacked', forced to Cyprus: reports

29 March 2016 - 10:31 By REUTERS

An EgyptAir passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to head to Cyprus, civil aviation sources and police said. We are investigating reports about a possible hijack of EgyptAir flight #MS181 that landed at Larnaca, Cyprus. pic.twitter.com/WdwTIYEwxF— AviationSafety (@AviationSafety) March 29, 2016asyncThe sources said the plane was an Airbus 320.Cyprus airport hijacking: Egypt Air flight lands at Larnaca Airport as emergency declared https://t.co/zFPCDfKMBIpic.twitter.com/LMKSPuumf9— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 29, 2016async The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported that 55 people were on board, with a crew of 7. There were earlier reports of about 80 to 81 people on board.At least one man was thought to be armed. The hijacking occurred in Cyprus's flight information region and the airliner was diverted to Larnaca...

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