EgyptAir hijacker surrendered
 |
| EgyptAir hijacker surrendered [photo source:INTERIOR MINISTRY OF EGYPT ] |
source: bbc.com
Piracy divert domestic airline Egypt to Cyprus has ended. All the hostages have been freed and the hijackers had surrendered. EgyptAir Flight MS181 controlled by a passenger wearing suicide bomb belts. Aviation officials later said they were told the government of Cyprus that the belt false.
The reason for the pirates is unclear but the president of Cyprus said that this incident has nothing to do with terrorism. No one was hurt in the hijacking, a government spokesman said Cypriot, Nikos Christodulides.
The flight was hijacked on Tuesday (29/03) when the aircraft on a flight from Alexandria, Egypt, to the capital city of Cairo. The aircraft carrying 81 people, including several foreign nationals.
Officials at Larnaca Airport said the motive for piracy more on personal motives.
It is said, the sole perpetrators of piracy demands to be reunited with his wife who bleed Cyprus and has been living apart.
An Egyptian citizen who hijacked the domestic flight to land in Cyprus using fake suicide bomb belt, as stated by an official.
The reason for the pirates is unclear but the president of Cyprus said that this incident has nothing to do with terrorism. No one was hurt in the hijacking, a government spokesman said Cypriot, Nikos Christodulides.
The flight was hijacked on Tuesday (29/03) when the aircraft on a flight from Alexandria, Egypt, to the capital city of Cairo. The aircraft carrying 81 people, including several foreign nationals.
Officials at Larnaca Airport said the motive for piracy more on personal motives.
It is said, the sole perpetrators of piracy demands to be reunited with his wife who bleed Cyprus and has been living apart.
 |
| A person suspected hijackers left the EgyptAir A320 aircraft at Larnaca Airport, Cyprus. [photo source EPA] |
In the EgyptAir plane hijacker said he used a belt filled with explosives and forcing the plane to land on Lacarna.
Image released by the Egyptian Interior Ministry shows him pass some security checks at the airport Borg El Arab Alexandria.
Surveillance camera video footage released by the Interior Ministry showed two security officers raided Mustafa and put a bag through the X-ray machine.
Egyptian tourism minister insisted has ensured the security procedures at the airport "has been executed in full" before the MS181 Egyptair aircraft to fly from the airport.
Egyptian plane was hijacked, landed in Cyprus
EgyptAir plane hijacking 'not linked to terrorism'
The BBC Youssef Taha said Egypt has stepped up security at the airport after the plane belonged to the Russian Metrojet 9268 exploded in Sinai last October.
However, correspondents say checks at airports are often inconsistent, as many VIP passengers and MPs who refuse to be examined and airport authorities and airlines do not follow the entire examination procedure.
The drama ended with all the passengers were released at Larnaca airport without injury and perpetrators of piracy surrender.
Motif piracy is still unknown, but the president of Cyprus said that this incident has nothing to do with terrorism.
Cyprus officials revealed the identity of officials as Seif Eldin Mustafa and said he was "psychologically unstable".
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said Mustafa initially asked to be allowed to speak with his ex-wife who is a citizen of Cyprus, which was brought to the airport by police, before the request is "confusing".
AP news agency reported that police in Cairo have asked for information from the relatives of Mustafa.
COMMENTS