EgyptAir hijacker knew how to ‘inflict misery’

The ex-wife of an Egyptian man who authorities say admitted to hijacking an EgyptAir flight and threatened to blow it up with a fake suicide belt says her ex-husband is an “extremely dangerous man” who used drugs, terrorised his family, and beat her and their children.

Cypriot Marina Paraschou rejected media reports that 59-year-old Seif Eddin Mustafa hijacked the Airbus A320 with 72 passengers and crew onboard out of love for her.

In an interview published in the daily Phileleftheros, Ms Paraschou said Mr Mustafa never asked to speak to her and police only asked her to identify his voice.