Cyprus

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7 years ago

The EgyptAir hostage situation has now ended, with the arrest of an Egyptian national who terrified passengers on board a flight from Burj El Arab airport in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria this morning. Cyprus’ foreign minister tweeted: “It’s over. The #hijacker arrested.” while EgyptAir also confirmed the news on their account: Official sources at […]

10 years ago

The latest reports suggest that one of the hostages on hijacked EgyptAir flight MS 181 may be an Irish citizen.  According to German newspaper Bild and Cyprus News, there is one Irish person, one Italian and three Americans on board the Airbus A320, which remains on the tarmac at Larnaca as negotiations with a hijacker wearing […]

10 years ago

EgyptAir has confirmed that most passengers have now been allowed to leave their hijacked aircraft, which landed at Larnaca Airport this morning after a terrorist threatened the pilot. Five foreigners and the crew remain inside the Airbus A320, which landed in Cyprus at 8.50am local time, as a suicide bomber, who has reportedly been identified by authorities, […]

10 years ago

A number of women and children are reportedly being allowed to leave a hijacked plane that has landed at Larnaca airport.  The latest reports confirm a man wearing a suicide belt is threatening to detonate it on board the Airbus A320, which left Burj El Arab airport in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria this […]

10 years ago