Posted by Anup Baral March 29, 2016 :
The hijackers took control of the plane at 8:30 local time (6.30 UK time) shortly after the EgyptAir flight had taken off from Alexandria Airport. An EgyptAir plane has been hijacked flying from Alexandria to Cairo and forced to land in Cyprus, airline and Cypriot officials have said. AP reports Cypriot officMoments Before Airbus A320 Hijacked with 82 passengers on board Larnaca airport has been hijacked Peoples Hijack On Person Hijacked Egyptair jet lands in Cyprus EgyptAir Moments plane with 82 passengers hijacked, lands in Cyprus Hijacked Cyprus, bomb suspected on board Bombing Explosion! 3/29/2016!!! A plane has been hijacked and has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus, Larnaca police press office! The flight was an internal flight heading from Burj El Arab airport in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria to the capital Cairo, Ihab Raslan, spokesman for the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation. The Airbus 320 Egyptair flight, designated MS181, has at least 81 people on board, a statement from the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation said. Pilot Omar El Gamal has reported a threat from a passenger claiming to have an explosive belt, who forced the plane to land in Cyprus, the statement saidials saying they believe there is a bomb on board the plane, which has landed at Larnaka airport.