Everyone is convinced. The hijacking of an egypt airplane is over. Flight ms181 was on its way from alexandria to cairo carrying 56 passengers. It was diverted to cypress after a man threatened crew on board. The plane remained at the airport for several hours until all the hostages were released or managed to escape. The hijackers motives remain unclear. We have the report. Reporter hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the hijacked plane. One had to escape through the cockpit window, and everyone else used the mobile stairs. They were escorted off the tarmac by police. The hijacker is believed to be among them. Egypts minister of Civil Aviation announced the peaceful resolution. Translator all the passengers along with the crew were released. Theyre safe and sound. This is what we worked at any cost from the very beginning. Hijacking cannot be branded as an act of terrorism. All the facts are being analyzed by forensic experts. The hijacker is in polic
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,
Coalition. Plus. The United Nations is know a friend of democracy. Foreign policy donald trump style. How we plans to change u. S. Relations with the rest of the world. Hello. Cyrus practices a lefted a map who highjack ahead i plane with 81 people aboard. The man gave himself up to police after all the hostages were released or escaped. The flight was on route from alexandria to the egyptian capital cairo on tuesday morning. The flight usually takes about 30 minutes, shortly after take off the air bus 320 veered north. A passenger had threatened crew with what he said was a bomb. Forcing the plane to land at larnaca airport in southern cyprus, hes been named. The president says the highjacking wasnt a terrorist act and suggested it could be linked to his cypriot exwife but raises more questions about security at egyptian airports months after a russian plane was blown up soon after it took off killing all 224 people on board. Gerald tan reports. Reporter hours after the crisis began,
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