The Cypriot Foreign Ministry informs flight MS181 from Burj al-Arab in Egypt’s Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday morning by an Egyptian nationalist Seig Eldin Mustafa. The hijacker being arrested, all the passengers on the plane have been released.
The Cypriot Foreign Ministry informs flight MS181 from Burj al-Arab in Egypt’s Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday morning by an Egyptian nationalist Seig Eldin Mustafa. The hijacker being arrested, all the passengers on the plane have been released.
According to BBC, EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. However, the hijacker was not carrying any explosives.
One crewmember made a daring escape by sliding through the cockpit window, while others could be seen running down the plane’s steps and away to safety, RT informs.
The website of EgyptAir says there were 56 passengers, seven crew members and one security officer onboard the plane.
The hijacker emerged from the aircraft with his hands in the air, state TV said. Mustafa is now in the custody of Larnaca Airport authorities, who will question him about his actions.