An EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to divert to Cyprus, in an incident that was reportedly “not related to terrorism”, the president of Cyprus said.
Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister earlier today said seven people remained on the plane after all others were released by the hijacker.
Initial reports said that the pilot of the plane was threatened by a passenger strapped with explosives, but Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy at a news conference said this has not been confirmed.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the hijacker seemed to have a personal motive and that the incident was “not related to terrorism”.
EgyptAir said that 81 people were on board, including seven crew members.
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