Individual. He is also an egyptian national. That is, obviously, somebody who has taken their smart phone and put it up above the head rest down towards the front of the cabin. You can see in the left is the security screen. Behind that curtain um find the cockp cockpit. He has asked for a translator and political asylum. There were contradictory reports initially, anything between 50 and 80 people on board the plane. Most of those people were allowed to disembark the aircraft, women and children first. Then we had another report saying it was men women and children and then a following report saying that several americans and several british people were kept on board the aircraft. The latest news we have is that there are sometime five nonegyptians on the board together with cabin crew and flight crew. The crucial piece of information visavis what happened actually on board the aeroplane when it was my jacked, the pilot or the co pilot didnt have enough time to send out of a squawk 77
Information from the san bernardinos phone despite apples refusal to help. An egyptian plane has been highjacked and flown to cyprus where negotiations are taking place as we speak to release the seven remaining hostages. Egyptair has confirmed ms181 was on its way to cairo carrying 56 passengers. The airport is closed. The president of cyprus says the situation is not related to terrorism. Reports suggest the hijacker was motivated by personal reasons. The hijacker has released all the passengers except seven people. Thats the captain, the copilot, an air stewardess, an air marshall and three other passengers. It is believed the hijacker is not armed. The minister of aviation spoke at a News Conference within the past ten minutes. We are not sure whether he has is a true bomb or threat to the aircraft, but we are dealing with it as a real threat because we cannot take any risk except dealing with it as a serious situation looking at this google map to show you exactly whats going on,
Rousseff. She has lost eight major Coalition Partner in her government amid a spiraling Corruption Scandal. Catherine it is a week to the day since the deadly bomb attacks in brussels that cost 32 lives. Many more people are still in hospital with serious injuries. A manhunt is also underway for a third suspect who was seen at the airport with the two suicide bombers. Some staff there returned today to the site of the first to attack. They are due to partially reopen on wednesday but it has been announced in the last few hours that it will remain closed. Tom porterhouse as the story. Tom a big test for the airport to see if it is ready to reopen its stores. Members were drafted on a voluntary basis to act as passengers, testing the temporary check in area is secure and up to scratch. At the moment we have developed a temporary system for checking in luggage and passengers and a whole system where passengers go towards the building making the terminal to the boarding gates, building tha
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
Well take a live shot at the plane in cyprus where at least seven people are still being held hostage. Negotiations with the hijacker happening right now. It took off from alexandria en route to cairo but diverted to cyprus after a man claimed to have an explosive belt. Heres what we know as we come on the air. At least 55 passengers including a number of americans as well as seven crew members were on board the airbus a320 and as of this moment three passengers and four crew members are still being held. The white house saying they have no comment at this time. Were learning the hijacker is demanding to see his estranged wife and there are reports shes been brought to the airport. Want to get the latest from abc news chief Foreign Affairs correspondent terry moran who is tracking it all from london. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning. It has been a tense morning in egypt and in cairo. Just minutes ago now the Foreign Ministry in cyprus has officially released the name of plane