An Egyptair commercial carrying 55 passengers and seven crew members was hijacked on Tuesday morning, the airline confirmed, with reports of a bomb and at least one armed individual on board. Egyptian television identified the hijacker as Ibrahim Samaha, reportedly a Libyan national.
The plane made an emergency landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, after which the airport was closed off. Egyptair released a statement about an hour later saying that following negotiations, all passengers had been released save for four foreigners, and that the crew was still onboard.
According to Egyptian media, there were 10 US citizens and eight British citizens the flight.
Source: Agency
