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Officials say Egyptian plane hijacked, lands in Cyrus EgyptAir plane hijacked, Egyptian aviation authorities say
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CAIRO — Egypt’s civil aviation authority says an EgyptAir plane has been hijacked while flying from the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo. LONDON — Egyptian aviation officials said Tuesday an EgyptAir plane has been hijacked on a flight from Alexandria to Cairo with at least 55 passengers aboard.
A Cypriot government official says the hijacked plane landed on Tuesday morning at the airport in Larnaka and that there are suspicions of a bomb on board. A Cypriot government official said the hijacked plane — MS181 — landed at Larnaka airport and that there were suspicions of a bomb on board.
A second Cypriot official says there “seems like there’s more than one hijacker.” He says there have been no demands other than that police vehicles move away from the aircraft. EgyptAir tweeted that its flight was “officially hijacked” and said a statement would be sent out soon.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity under regulations. The flight started out in Saudi Arabia before making a stop in Alexandria, the BBC reported. It was not clear how many people got on or off in Alexandria.
The statement from the Egyptian aviation authority says the MS181 is an Airbus and that it has 55 passengers on board and five crew members. A Cypriot official said there “seems like there’s more than one hijacker,” the Associated Press reported. He says there have been no demands other than that police vehicles move away from the aircraft, AP said.
___ Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity under regulations, according to the AP.
Hadjicostis reported from Nicosia, Cyprus. The Egyptian aviation authority said the plane was also carrying five crew members.
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