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| Hijacker photo man Ben Innes explains Egyptair plane snap | |
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| A man who posed for a picture with a hijacker wearing a suspected suicide belt has said he was trying to get a better look at the device. | A man who posed for a picture with a hijacker wearing a suspected suicide belt has said he was trying to get a better look at the device. |
| The image of Ben Innes, grinning next to his captor on the Egyptair flight, has gone viral on social media. | The image of Ben Innes, grinning next to his captor on the Egyptair flight, has gone viral on social media. |
| Mr Innes, based in Aberdeen, also told the Sun newspaper he wanted to "stay cheerful in the face of adversity". | Mr Innes, based in Aberdeen, also told the Sun newspaper he wanted to "stay cheerful in the face of adversity". |
| The hijacker, who forced the plane to land in Cyprus, was later arrested and the suicide belt was found to be fake. | The hijacker, who forced the plane to land in Cyprus, was later arrested and the suicide belt was found to be fake. |
| Oil worker Mr Innes, who is originally from Leeds, was a passenger on the Airbus A320 on Tuesday when a man, named by Cypriot officials as Seif Eldin Mustafa, threatened to blow up the aircraft. | Oil worker Mr Innes, who is originally from Leeds, was a passenger on the Airbus A320 on Tuesday when a man, named by Cypriot officials as Seif Eldin Mustafa, threatened to blow up the aircraft. |
| The picture was taken during a five-hour standoff after the plane was diverted to Larnaca airport. | The picture was taken during a five-hour standoff after the plane was diverted to Larnaca airport. |
| Mr Innes told the Sun: "I'm not sure why I did it - I just threw caution to the wind while trying to stay cheerful in the face of adversity." | Mr Innes told the Sun: "I'm not sure why I did it - I just threw caution to the wind while trying to stay cheerful in the face of adversity." |
| He said the photo, which was taken by a member of the cabin crew, was the "best selfie ever". | He said the photo, which was taken by a member of the cabin crew, was the "best selfie ever". |
| The plane was carrying at least 55 passengers, including 26 foreigners, on an EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo. | The plane was carrying at least 55 passengers, including 26 foreigners, on an EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo. |
| Most of those on board were freed shortly after the plane landed at Larnaca but the hijacker held seven people hostage before the incident came to a peaceful conclusion. | Most of those on board were freed shortly after the plane landed at Larnaca but the hijacker held seven people hostage before the incident came to a peaceful conclusion. |
| Mr Innes said part of his motivation was to find out more about the suspected explosive belt and whether it was fitted with a "dead man's trigger" that would detonate the device if the hijacker was incapacitated. | |
| The hijacker's motives were unclear but the Cypriot president said the incident was not terrorism-related. |