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Libya hijack: Libyan Afriqiyah Airways flight seized by hijackers in Malta – as it happened | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Two hijackers who diverted a Libyan passenger plane to Malta claiming to have a grenade have surrendered peacefully following hours of tense negotiations. | |
There were 118 people, including seven crew members, on board the hijacked Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320, which was travelling from Sabha in south east Libya to the capital Tripoli. | |
These were The Independent's live updates as the situation unfolded: | |
:: Libyan plane lands in Malta in 'potential hijack situation' |