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| Libya hijack: Plane carrying 118 diverted to Malta | |
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| A Libyan passenger plane with 118 people on board has been hijacked and forced to land in Malta, the airline Afriqiyah Airways has confirmed. | |
| The Airbus A320 was flying inside Libya for Afriqiyah Airways when it was diverted, local media report. | |
| There were two hijackers involved, who threatened to bomb the plane, according to initial reports. | There were two hijackers involved, who threatened to bomb the plane, according to initial reports. |
| Maltese PM Joseph Muscat said security forces were standing by. | |
| Malta International Airport confirmed on Twitter that there had been an "unlawful interference" at the airport. | |
| It said emergency teams had been dispatched. | |
| Darrin Zammit Lupi, a Reuters news agency photographer based in Malta, told the BBC he could see a number of soldiers and special forces vehicles at the scene. | |
| Some flights to Malta are being diverted to the Italian island of Sicily. | |
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