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| The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian man who authorities say admitted to hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and threatened to blow it up with a fake suicide belt says her former husband is an “extremely dangerous man” who used drugs, terrorised his family and beat her and their children. | The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian man who authorities say admitted to hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and threatened to blow it up with a fake suicide belt says her former husband is an “extremely dangerous man” who used drugs, terrorised his family and beat her and their children. |
| Marina Paraschou rejected media reports that 59-year-old Seif Eldin Mustafa hijacked the Airbus A320 with 72 passengers and crew onboard out of love for her. | Marina Paraschou rejected media reports that 59-year-old Seif Eldin Mustafa hijacked the Airbus A320 with 72 passengers and crew onboard out of love for her. |
| In an interview published on Thursday in the daily Phileleftheros, Paraschou said Mustafa never asked to speak to her and police only asked her to identify his voice. | In an interview published on Thursday in the daily Phileleftheros, Paraschou said Mustafa never asked to speak to her and police only asked her to identify his voice. |
| Related: EgyptAir hijacking: from siege to surrender | Related: EgyptAir hijacking: from siege to surrender |
| Paraschou said Mustafa was a “fanatical” Palestine Liberation Organisation supporter who bragged about participating in the killing of three Israeli soldiers and was jailed for four years in Syria. | Paraschou said Mustafa was a “fanatical” Palestine Liberation Organisation supporter who bragged about participating in the killing of three Israeli soldiers and was jailed for four years in Syria. |
| Paraschou said the last conversation she had with Mustafa since the couple divorced in 1990 took place a few years ago, following the death their daughter, one of four children. Paraschou said that when she called Mustafa to tell him, he responded: “And what do I care? I don’t mind that she died”. | Paraschou said the last conversation she had with Mustafa since the couple divorced in 1990 took place a few years ago, following the death their daughter, one of four children. Paraschou said that when she called Mustafa to tell him, he responded: “And what do I care? I don’t mind that she died”. |
| “This man never cared for his children for one minute, either when he lived here or when he went away,” Paraschou is quoted as saying. “He only offered pain, misery and terror. And even now when he’s in police custody, my children and I are afraid.” | “This man never cared for his children for one minute, either when he lived here or when he went away,” Paraschou is quoted as saying. “He only offered pain, misery and terror. And even now when he’s in police custody, my children and I are afraid.” |
| Paraschou told Phileleftheros she married Mustafa in 1985 when she was 20. The couple divorced five years later. | Paraschou told Phileleftheros she married Mustafa in 1985 when she was 20. The couple divorced five years later. |
| She said while married, the couple lived in her parents’ home and that Mustafa never held down a job, beating his children when he couldn’t support his drug habit. | She said while married, the couple lived in her parents’ home and that Mustafa never held down a job, beating his children when he couldn’t support his drug habit. |
| Egypt’s interior ministry said Mustafa had a long criminal record and had finished serving a one-year prison term in March 2015. | |
| Cyprus police told AP that Mustafa’s criminal record on the island stretched back to 1988, when he was convicted on six counts of forging passports and handed a suspended sentence. He was later deported to Egypt following domestic violence charges by Paraschou. | |
| He re-entered Cyprus on an assumed Qatari identity, but was tracked down and again deported to Egypt in 1990. | He re-entered Cyprus on an assumed Qatari identity, but was tracked down and again deported to Egypt in 1990. |
| Mustafa, who is currently being held in Cypriot custody, has told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and children, saying “what should one do?” | Mustafa, who is currently being held in Cypriot custody, has told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and children, saying “what should one do?” |
| Mustafa surrendered on Tuesday after commandeering a domestic Alexandria-Cairo flight. A Larnaca court on Wednesday ordered him to be held in custody for eight days on suspicion of hijacking, abduction, threatening violence, terrorism-related offences and two counts related to possession of explosives. | Mustafa surrendered on Tuesday after commandeering a domestic Alexandria-Cairo flight. A Larnaca court on Wednesday ordered him to be held in custody for eight days on suspicion of hijacking, abduction, threatening violence, terrorism-related offences and two counts related to possession of explosives. |
| The latter counts were connected to his claim of being strapped with explosives, even though the belt he wore is believed to be fake, a police source said. | The latter counts were connected to his claim of being strapped with explosives, even though the belt he wore is believed to be fake, a police source said. |
| Egypt’s public prosecutor has asked Cypriot authorities to hand over Mustafa, Egyptian state television reported, but a Cyprus police spokesman and a government official have said any talk of extradition was premature. | |
| Mustafa took charge of the early morning flight by showing what appeared to be a belt stuffed with plastic wires and a remote control, directing the flight to the holiday island. | Mustafa took charge of the early morning flight by showing what appeared to be a belt stuffed with plastic wires and a remote control, directing the flight to the holiday island. |
| All hostages were released unharmed after a six-hour standoff. The suspect allegedly commandeered the aircraft 15 minutes after takeoff from Alexandria. He approached a flight attendant and showed off the belt, attached to a remote control he held in his hand, investigating officer Andreas Lambrianou told the court. | All hostages were released unharmed after a six-hour standoff. The suspect allegedly commandeered the aircraft 15 minutes after takeoff from Alexandria. He approached a flight attendant and showed off the belt, attached to a remote control he held in his hand, investigating officer Andreas Lambrianou told the court. |
| “The suspect asked all passengers and crew to hand in their passports, then gave two messages to a member of the crew, asking that the pilot be informed that he was a hijacker and wanted to land at an airport in Turkey, Greece or Cyprus, but preferably Cyprus,” Lambrianou said. | “The suspect asked all passengers and crew to hand in their passports, then gave two messages to a member of the crew, asking that the pilot be informed that he was a hijacker and wanted to land at an airport in Turkey, Greece or Cyprus, but preferably Cyprus,” Lambrianou said. |
| “In a note, he stressed that if the airplane landed on Egyptian territory he would immediately blow the plane up.” | “In a note, he stressed that if the airplane landed on Egyptian territory he would immediately blow the plane up.” |