Egyptian plane hijacked hijacking not terrorist-related 7 hostages still onboard 2016
Egyptian plane hijacked hijacking not terrorist-related 7 hostages still onboard 2016
Egyptian plane hijacked - 70+ Passengers trapped in plane -Man surrenders at Larnaca airport 2016
The man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane flying between Alexandria and Cairo and ordered the pilot to divert to Larnaca, in Cyprus, has been arrested. Egyptian plane hijacked
Egypt’s civil aviation minister, Sharif Fathi, said he had not made any concrete demands, though according to reports and the Cyprus president, the hijacking is connected to a woman, believed to be the hijacker’s estranged wife, who reportedly arrived at the airport. The man is believed to have thrown a letter to her from the plane.

There were also unconfirmed reports that he had demanded the release of prisoners in Egypt. Egyptian authorities said the hijacker had threatened to detonate an explosive belt but did not know whether the belt was real or fake.

Addressing reporters with the visiting European parliament president, Martin Schulz, the Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, ruled out terrorism, saying instead that that the hijacking had been instigated by a man bent on reuniting with his former wife.