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
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 the man they say hijacked this plane. Seif eldin mustafa, he allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt but at this moment theres no confirmation that there are any explosives on that plane. He may have been bluffing. Cyprus media is reporting cyprus and
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 the man they say hijacked this plane. Seif eldin mustafa, he allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt but at this moment theres no confirmation that there are any explosives on that plane. He may have been bluffing. Cyprus media is reporting mustafas e
Newton Fire Captain Melanie Smith says a lightning strike caused a small fire in the Liberty Community on Thursday evening. Smith said it occurred at about 7:00 on County Road
Firefighters in Newton County were dealing with a wildfire on Thursday afternoon, and two firefighters had to be treated at a hospital for heat exhaustion. Newton Fire Captain Melanie Smith