Unfold . I am inside just now and we are reaching the same updates as you are. We have the live feed from the airport it. Looks like everybody has been released except five people. Plus the crew. And it seems like it was a local special forces have been there and surrounded the plane. And all the passengers have come out without any trouble. So far. And there is still waiting to communicate with the main [ inaudible ] and everybody is on high alert because of the bomb scare. Ivan, just take me through the timeline of what happened. When did the aircraft touchdown . We got the first call about half an hour ago. So it must have been about an hour ago. Everybody has been mobilized and the police is there, the special forces are there. And it seems like [ inaudible ] right now. The pie bot lot pilot, one a, wouldnt have declared a mayday, because in aviation parlance a may dan means thr l there is something wrong with the plane but he would have declared an emergency i assume and asked for
Political nor jihadist has been suggested in the initial phases of the story. Actually it was somebody, perhaps a professor at alexander university. Look at pictures there looking to make contact with an estranged wife. Thus iran confirmed report suggested now is the motivation behind whats happening. It is a picture taken inside the cap and reporting to shut the 27yearold man. The evidence of a grainy picture looks a little bit older than 27. This is a story which continues to unfold and is by no means at its more definitive stage. It will become in time. Lets turn briefly to her correspondent in cairo spirit we are expecting a briefing from the egyptians soon. Ascot the Civil Aviation ministry has said it will raise the price any moment now. We expect them to shut some light onto what has been going on. Egypt has released another statement. They said there were 55 passengers on the plane, so not just one as we originally heard. They were around four or exactly as they said it, for pa
That this suspect wants a letter delivered to his wife. What can you tell us . It is a strange set of circumstances because so many things are known and unknown at this point in time. The only thing that gives me somewhat of a concern right now is the individuals who remain on the plane. I can appreciate why the crew was on the plane, and i was the three additional passengers are still on there with him. Whether he selected at random. I think we really have to look at what is going on right now. The emotional crisis is going through. The egyptians said it wasnt terrorism. You have a hard time convincing a passenger on the plane it is in a terrorism act on the plane. I was going to say it the way they were in the front hatch, no emergency hatch to let them go off the plane. They were very, very calm coming off. They had all their luggage. Its great to see perhaps it is a personal thing. Maria sky news reported the short flight 181 took off from alexandria. At 8 00 a. M. Cyprus time. The
Breaking details. What are you hearing from your post right now . Reporter good morning to you, kendis. This is villing right now. Information is still coming in but heres what we know at this hour. According to cypriot officials the hijacker is reportedly demanding access to a translator and has asked for political asylum. Egyptair is confirming the man is an Egyptian National by the ibrahim samaha. The nationalities that are on board, we understand that about 56 people are on that flight in addition to seven crew members. Among them again these are reports that we have not been able to confirm at this hour but we understand that there are at least four foreigners on board. The majority of passengers we understand have been released but, of course, heres what happened earlier. Egyptair flight 181, a domestic flight traveling from alexandria to cairo in egypt was hijacked. It was forced to land at Larnaca Airline and government officials have said that the plane was hijacked by a man w
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