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EgyptAir hijacking: seven still on plane as negotiations ongoing – live EgyptAir hijacking ends after man arrested at Larnaca airport – live
(35 minutes later)
1.06pm BST
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Reuters has some more on the hijacker’s seemingly confused motives, quoting Egypt’s prime minister, Sherif Ismail:
At some moments he asked to meet with a representative of the European Union and at other points he asked to go to another airport but there was nothing specific.
12.58pm BST
12:58
EgyptAir has also now officially declared the hijack to be over.
Official sources at EGYPTAIR declared the release of all the hostages and the arrest of the hijacker. #EgyptAir
12.57pm BST
12:57
Reuters is quoting the Egyptian prime minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, as saying the hijacker was Egyptian and had – among other demands – asked to meet EU officials and go to other airports.
Authorities would question the man to “ascertain (his) true motives”, Mahlab added.
12.53pm BST
12:53
Yet more confirmation, this from a Cyprus government spokesman.
The hijacker has just been arrested.
12.51pm BST
12:51
Here’s video footage of the man escaping earlier from the cockpit window.
12.50pm BST
12:50
More confirmation is coming of the end of the hijack, with Reuters saying a fifth person left the plane. Some reports are saying one person who left the plane had their hands in the air and was arrested. We did not see this on the live TV images.
12.46pm BST
12:46
Hijack over – Cypriot foreign ministry
No more details, but this is their official Twitter feed.
Its over. The #hijacker arrested. #LarnacaAirport # Egyptair
12.42pm BST
12:42
Ruth Michaelson
As we await more movement from the plane, Ruth Michaelson in Cairo has this on the wider aviation security situation:
Zack Gold, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and an expert on Egyptian security issues, said that whatever the hijacker’s motives, this incident reflects Egypt’s ongoing issues with airport security following the downing of Metrojet 7K9268 in October.
“The reaction to this story suggests that five months after the Metrojet bombing many still aren’t satisfied with how Egypt improved its aviation security. And it is concerning that the civil aviation minister cannot rule out that the hijacker has a bomb, therefore admitting that a bomb could have gotten through the Alexandria airport.
“However, as the facts unfold and the incident appears to be one of a disturbed individual, the full record should note how professionally EgyptAir crew and pilots handled the situation and kept passengers safe,” he said.
12.38pm BST
12:38
Here’s a photo of the man climbing down from the cockpit window.
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Confirmation of what we’ve just seen from AFP.Confirmation of what we’ve just seen from AFP.
#BREAKING At least four more people leave hijacked EgyptAir plane: AFP#BREAKING At least four more people leave hijacked EgyptAir plane: AFP
12.30pm BST12.30pm BST
12:3012:30
TV pictures show people leaving planeTV pictures show people leaving plane
Images from Cypriot TV have shown someone, possibly dressed in a uniform, climb from an open cockpit window of the plane and run away. Other images have just shown about three people leave the plane via the steps. It is not known if this means the siege is ending.Images from Cypriot TV have shown someone, possibly dressed in a uniform, climb from an open cockpit window of the plane and run away. Other images have just shown about three people leave the plane via the steps. It is not known if this means the siege is ending.
12.19pm BST12.19pm BST
12:1912:19
UK officials still do not know for certain if any Britons are caught up in the hijack, according to David Cameron’s spokesman (quotes via PA):UK officials still do not know for certain if any Britons are caught up in the hijack, according to David Cameron’s spokesman (quotes via PA):
Our diplomats on the ground are in touch with the Cypriot authorities. There is obviously speculation out there about numbers. At this stage we are working to establish what the facts actually are.Our diplomats on the ground are in touch with the Cypriot authorities. There is obviously speculation out there about numbers. At this stage we are working to establish what the facts actually are.
12.14pm BST
12:14
Yet another (possible) twist to the story, according to Helena Smith in Cyprus.
Hijacker of #EgyptAir plane re-routed to #Cyprus is Egyptian army officer not university professor, media reports say
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12.03pm BST
12:03
The released passengers began the day thinking they were en route to Cairo, not Larnaca. EgyptAir has now despatched another plane to fetch them says, Ruth Michaelson in Cairo.
that an aircraft is heading from Cairo Airport at 12:30 CLT to Larnaca for the return of the passenger.
11.48am BST
11:48
Some more pictures from the scene.
11.34am BST
11:34
Cyprus foreign ministry names hijacker
The foreign ministry of Cyprus has given a new name for the hijacker. Since that the last name provided in reports turned out to be a passenger on the plane, this should be treated with a bit of caution.
The #hijacker of #MS181 is Seif Eldin Mustafa. The situation is still ongoing.
11.31am BST
11:31
Egypt’s foreign ministry has denied that any of its spokespeople gave the very colourful, “He’s not a terrorist, he’s an idiot” quote about the hijacker. However, Ruth Michaelson, to whom the quote was given, notes that it came from an official rather than an official spokesperson. The quote came in an electronic chat message, she adds.
Spokesperson for Egypt's Foreign Ministry denied issuing any statements or remarks to @guardian regarding hijacking of EgyptAir flight today
11.17am BST
11:17
Hijacker demands release of prisoners: report
According to the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, via Reuters, the hijacker has now made a political demand: the release of some unspecified female prisoners in Egypt.
This remain unconfirmed.
11.13am BST
11:13
Summary
Such is the fast-changing nature of this story, it’s time for a brief rundown on what we know so far:
10.43am BST
10:43
Why, the minister is asked, did the plane’s captain yield to the demands of a hijacker who might possibly have had a fake suicide belt? That, he responds, is a matter for a later investigation, once the urgent situation is over. The press conference ends.
10.29am BST
10:29
It is, I should add, Egypt’s minister of civil aviation who has been speaking. AFP is naming him as Sherif Fathy.
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10.28am BST
10:28
The official says that as yet the hijacker’s demands remain unknown, or at least cannot be stated publicly. “Up to now we have not had any effective demands that we can announce,” he says.