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| EgyptAir flight 181: Hijacker arrested and all hostages freed from plane to end Cyprus airport siege - latest updates | |
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| EgyptAir Flight 181 was was on a scheduled journey from Alexandria when it veered off course on Tuesday morning. | EgyptAir Flight 181 was was on a scheduled journey from Alexandria when it veered off course on Tuesday morning. |
| Androulla Vassiliou, the Cypriot former European Commissioner for Education, wrote on Twitter that the plane landed shortly before 7am. | Androulla Vassiliou, the Cypriot former European Commissioner for Education, wrote on Twitter that the plane landed shortly before 7am. |
| Satellite data recorded by the Flight Aware website showed the Airbus A320 took off from Borg El Arab Airport as scheduled. | Satellite data recorded by the Flight Aware website showed the Airbus A320 took off from Borg El Arab Airport as scheduled. |
| EgyptAir confirmed its plane, numbered MS181, had been “officially hijacked”. | EgyptAir confirmed its plane, numbered MS181, had been “officially hijacked”. |