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29-03-2016, 05:50 PM
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LARNACA, Cyprus:*A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, triggering a hostage crisis at Larnaca airport on the south coast, Cypriot police said.
Egyptian civil aviation said the hijacker had threatened to detonate an explosives belt on board EgyptAir flight MS181.
The hijacker contacted the control tower at 8:30 am (0530 GMT) and the plane was given permission to land at 8:50 am, Cyprus police said.
EgyptAir confirmed there were 56 passengers on board, as well as seven crew and one security official.
A crisis team was deployed to the airport, the main entry point for tourists to the Mediterranean resort island.
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LARNACA, Cyprus:*A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, triggering a hostage crisis at Larnaca airport on the south coast, Cypriot police said.
Egyptian civil aviation said the hijacker had threatened to detonate an explosives belt on board EgyptAir flight MS181.
The hijacker contacted the control tower at 8:30 am (0530 GMT) and the plane was given permission to land at 8:50 am, Cyprus police said.
EgyptAir confirmed there were 56 passengers on board, as well as seven crew and one security official.
A crisis team was deployed to the airport, the main entry point for tourists to the Mediterranean resort island.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?227400-EgyptAir-flight-hijacked-plane-lands-in-Cyprus&goto=newpost).