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EgyptAir hijack: Jet lands at Larnaca airport | |
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A hijacked EgyptAir airliner has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus. | |
Airline and Egyptian government sources are quoted as saying that the domestic flight travelling from Alexandria to Cairo was taken over by at least one armed hijacker. | |
They asked for the flight to land in Cyprus, an EgyptAir spokeswoman is quoted as saying. | |
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reports that 55 people are on board. | |
There were earlier reports of more than 80 people on board. |