EgyptAir hijacker arrested; people seen sprinting from plane

The EgyptAir plane hostage situation at Larnaca airport in Cyprus has ended after the hijacker was arrested, the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

EgyptAir hijacker arrested; people seen sprinting from plane

The EgyptAir plane hostage situation at Larnaca airport in Cyprus has ended after the alleged hijacker was arrested, the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

A man who claimed to have an explosive vest had been holding seven people hostage aboard an EgyptAir plane after forcing it to divert to the Mediterranean island during a domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo.

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