LIVE BLOG: Hijacker of EgyptAir flight arrested, authorities to question man for motives
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No explosives were found on EgyptAir plane, AFP reported citing Cyprus police. Earlier, Cypriot authorities said no explosives were found on the hijacker either.
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Egyptian hijacker's suicide belt was fake, Cypriot authorities have determined. The belt worn by the Egyptian man who hijacked the EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. "Security in Cyprus confirmed that the explosive belt worn by the man who hijacked the plane was fake," it said.
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades congratulates police and foreign ministry after the hijack drama ends.
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The EgyptAir hijacker is "unstable", the Cyprus foreign ministry has said after the man was arrested on Tuesday (March 29). Meanwhile, the passengers, and crew of the hijacked EgyptAir plane were safe, Egypt's aviation minister said in Cairo, AFP reported.
Passengers check the screens at the departure lounge of Larnaca airport which was closed down following the hijacking. PHOTO: AFP
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Police had yet to enter the aircraft 30 minutes after the surrender of the hijacker, AFP reports. The man emerged from the aircraft and then walked across the tarmac and raised his hands to two awaiting counter-terrorism police officers, an AFP correspondent reported. They laid him on the ground and searched him for around two minutes before taking him away.
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Official sources at EGYPTAIR declared the release of all the hostages and the arrest of the hijacker. #EgyptAir
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR)
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The hijacker has emerged from the aircraft with his hands in the air, Cyprus state TV said.
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Cyprus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tweeted that the hijacker has been arrested.
Its over. The #hijacker arrested. #LarnacaAirport # Egyptair
— Cyprus MFA (@CyprusMFA)
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BBC is reporting that Cypriot TV pictures show a person climbing out of the plane from the cockpit window, after three people leave the plane via the staircase.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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EgyptAir has tweeted that a plane is leaving Cairo for Larnaca to pick up the passengers who were headed for Cairo before the hijack drama and that Egyptian authorities are working on landing authorisations.
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Cairo airport has delayed the departure of a New York-bound airplane due to security fears related to the hijacked EgyptAir aircraft diverted to Cyprus, Reuters reported citing two security officials. http://str.sg/ZvSh
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Egypt's foreign ministry has issued a denial that its spokesmen gave the colourful and much-quoted statement, "He's not a terrorist, he's an idiot."
Reporter Ruth Michaelson said the quote came from an official, not a spokesman, in an electronic chat message.
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Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the hijacker of EgyptAir flight MS181 is Seif Eldin Mustafa. http://str.sg/ZvSh
The #hijacker of #MS181 is Seif Eldin Mustafa. The situation is still ongoing.
— Cyprus MFA (@CyprusMFA)
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The minister was asked why the pilot reacted to the hijacker's demand even though his belt might have been fake. He answers that this was for an investigation to find out, after the current situation has been resolved.
The press conference has ended.
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Egyptian minister says that while officials do not know if the explosive belt the hijacker claims to be wearing is real or not, they are treating the threat as real.
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The press conference with Egyptian civil aviation minister has begun. He answers a question from a reporter about Control Risks, a global consultancy hired by the Egyptian government to study the country's airport security. He says the company has yet to submit its report.
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Egyptian civil aviation minister says seven people remain on plane, including three passengers, according to Reuters. Egypt is reportedly sending plane to Cyprus to pick up the stranded passengers.
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President Nicos Anastasiades addresses a joint news conference with the visiting president of the European Parliament Martin Schultz. The Cyprus government has done everything it could to ensure the safe release of the passengers, most of whom were reported to have been set free, he says, AFP reports.
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BBC is reporting that all the hostages have been freed and the hijacker is on his own in the plane. Egyptian officials are due to hold a press conference at 5pm, Singapore time. http://str.sg/ZvSh
PHOTO: REUTERS
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