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EgyptAir hijack: Most passengers freed at Larnaca airport | |
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Most of the passengers on board a hijacked Egyptian airliner that was forced to divert to Cyprus have been freed, the airline says. | |
EgyptAir said negotiations had resulted in the release of all those on board Flight MS181 apart from the crew and four foreign passengers. | |
Video from Larnaca airport has shown people leaving the plane and boarding a bus. | |
It was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt. | |
Live updates | Live updates |
Flight MS181 was carrying 81 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo. | |
Latest reports from Cypriot media suggest there is just one hijacker who was motivated by "personal reasons" and may be seeking asylum - although this has not been confirmed. | |
Larnaca airport, on the south coast of Cyprus, has been closed and scheduled flights diverted elsewhere. | |
"The pilot said that a passenger told him he had an explosives vest and forced the plane to land in Larnaca," the Egyptian civil aviation ministry said in a statement. | "The pilot said that a passenger told him he had an explosives vest and forced the plane to land in Larnaca," the Egyptian civil aviation ministry said in a statement. |
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