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| EgyptAir hijack: plane from Alexandria to Cairo lands in Cyprus – live | EgyptAir hijack: plane from Alexandria to Cairo lands in Cyprus – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 8.59am BST | |
| 08:59 | |
| Reuters quotes Egypt’s state news agency, MENA, as also naming the hijacker as an Egyptian national called Ibrahim Samaha. | |
| A Reuters reporter has more from unconfirmed Egyptian media reports. | |
| TV says #EgyptAirHijack perpetrator seeking asylum in #Cyprus. Don't think he'll get it now. Not looking like an #ISIS attack #Egypt | |
| 8.56am BST | |
| 08:56 | |
| Ruth Michaelson in Cairo says the British embassy is looking into reports that the four foreign nationals remaining on the plane are Britons. | |
| It points people to this update on its Facebook page, which reads: | |
| We are aware of reports of a plane hijacking in Egypt and are investigating urgently with the Egyptian and Cypriot authorities. If you are concerned about a UK national please call 0020227916000. | |
| 8.52am BST | |
| 08:52 | |
| Here’s some video footage of the released passengers leaving the plane. | |
| 8.51am BST | |
| 08:51 | |
| It’s worth noting that several reports say all the passengers released were Egyptian nationals. That would mean the earlier reports saying there were eight Britons and ten US nationals on the plane might not be correct. | |
| 8.49am BST | |
| 08:49 | |
| Egyptian TV is naming the hijacker, according to a Reuters reporter in the region. This remains very much unconfirmed. | |
| TV naming hijacker of #Egypt plane in #Cyprus as Ibrahim Samaha. Nationality not confirmed but not an uncommon Egyptian name | |
| 8.37am BST | |
| 08:37 | |
| Here’s a grab from Sky News TV footage showing passengers who were allowed to leave the plane. | |
| 8.28am BST | 8.28am BST |
| 08:28 | 08:28 |
| TV images are now showing passengers leave the aircraft and get onto airport buses. In a tweeted update, EgyptAir says those still on board are the crew and four foreign nationals, rather than five. | TV images are now showing passengers leave the aircraft and get onto airport buses. In a tweeted update, EgyptAir says those still on board are the crew and four foreign nationals, rather than five. |
| تعديل: المتبقي علي متن الطائرة طاقمها و ٤ اجانب. | تعديل: المتبقي علي متن الطائرة طاقمها و ٤ اجانب. |
| 8.25am BST | 8.25am BST |
| 08:25 | 08:25 |
| Another image of the plane at Larnaca shows steps being brought up to it. | Another image of the plane at Larnaca shows steps being brought up to it. |
| 8.23am BST | 8.23am BST |
| 08:23 | 08:23 |
| More on the news of most passengers being released from Helena Smith: | More on the news of most passengers being released from Helena Smith: |
| #cyprus #egypt air hikacking: as many as 50 passengers (of #egyptian nationality) freed, put on buses, taken 2 terminals at #larnaka airport | #cyprus #egypt air hikacking: as many as 50 passengers (of #egyptian nationality) freed, put on buses, taken 2 terminals at #larnaka airport |
| 8.22am BST | 8.22am BST |
| 08:22 | 08:22 |
| Almost all passengers now released, says EgyptAir | Almost all passengers now released, says EgyptAir |
| A tweet from EgyptAir says that following negotiations with the hijacker, everyone has been freed from the plane apart from the cabin crew and five foreign nationals. | A tweet from EgyptAir says that following negotiations with the hijacker, everyone has been freed from the plane apart from the cabin crew and five foreign nationals. |
| التصريح الصحفي 2القاهرة 29 مارس 2016المفاوضات مع المختطف تسفر عن الإفراج عن جميع ركاب الطائرة فيما عدا طاقم الطائرة وخمس أجانب. | التصريح الصحفي 2القاهرة 29 مارس 2016المفاوضات مع المختطف تسفر عن الإفراج عن جميع ركاب الطائرة فيما عدا طاقم الطائرة وخمس أجانب. |
| 8.19am BST | 8.19am BST |
| 08:19 | 08:19 |
| Reuters has more news of the eight Briton and 10 Americans reportedly among the passengers, quoting three airport security sources as saying this is the case. | Reuters has more news of the eight Briton and 10 Americans reportedly among the passengers, quoting three airport security sources as saying this is the case. |
| 8.16am BST | 8.16am BST |
| 08:16 | 08:16 |
| The first photos of the hijacked plane are arriving. | The first photos of the hijacked plane are arriving. |
| 8.13am BST | 8.13am BST |
| 08:13 | 08:13 |
| UK and US nationals reportedly among those on hijacked plane | UK and US nationals reportedly among those on hijacked plane |
| A Reuters reporter has tweeted this, citing unnamed Egyptian reports as saying there are eight UK citizens and 10 US nationals on the plane. This has yet to be confirmed. | A Reuters reporter has tweeted this, citing unnamed Egyptian reports as saying there are eight UK citizens and 10 US nationals on the plane. This has yet to be confirmed. |
| #Egypt media says 10 #US citizens, 8 Brits on #hijacked plane. Egyptian passengers have been freed #Cyprus | #Egypt media says 10 #US citizens, 8 Brits on #hijacked plane. Egyptian passengers have been freed #Cyprus |