An Egyptian airliner has been hijacked and diverted to Cyprus, triggering a hostage situation at Larnaca airport on the island’s south coast.
The EgyptAir MS181 flight was heading from the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to Cairo with 81 passengers on board when it was seized, Egypt’s civil aviation authority said.
The airline released a statement saying everyone on board had been released except for the crew and four foreign nationals.
It was not immediately clear how many hijackers were involved. Egypt’s civil aviation authority said the hijacker or hijackers had threatened to detonate an explosives belt.
Cyprus police said the control tower was contacted at 8.30am (05.30am GMT) and the plane was given permission to land at 8.50am.
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