Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife
The hijacker, identified as Seif El Din Mustafa, is seen wearing his 'suicide belt', as an unknown man standing next to him on the plane pulls a silly face while taking a selfie
- EgyptAir jet hijacked by man in bomb vest from Alexandria to Cairo
- Hijacker Seif El Din Mustafa demanded to see Cypriot ex-wife
- Held handful of passengers and crew hostage on tarmac in Cyprus
- Arrested after a five-hour negotiations which saw him leave letter for ex
- Cypriot Foreign Ministry said hijacker appeared to be 'mentally unstable'
This
is the moment when one of the passengers believed to be held hostage on
the EgyptAir plane forced to land in Cyprus, takes a grinning selfie
with the hijacker.
The
hijacker, identified as Seif Eldin Mustafa, is seen wearing his
'suicide belt', as an unknown man standing next to him on the plane
while taking a picture.
Mustafa
hijacked the domestic EgyptAir jet after taking off from Alexandria and
forcing it to re-route to Cyprus' Larnaca airport, where he has taken
several passengers and crew hostage and demanded to see his Cypriot
ex-wife.
The
hostage situation on the tarmac came to a dramatic end just before 1pm
as one of the pilots was seen struggling with someone inside cockpit
before jumping out of a window, moments before authorities arrested
Mustafa.
A man thought to be Seif Eldin Mustafa
leaves the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport, after
which he raised his hands in the air and 'threw some items on the
ground'
This image shows
the moment Seif Eldin Mustafa hands over the letter intended for his
ex-wife, as a female airport official stands with her head in her hands
Mustafa
disembarked the plane at around 14.40 local time with his hands up and
threw some items on the ground, which were picked up by police and are
being examined.
EgyptAir
confirmed that all the hostages have been released, saying: ' Official
sources at EgyptAir declared the release of all the hostages and the
arrest of the hijacker.'
Alexandros
Zenon, Secretary of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry, did not immediately
have more details on the arrest, but added that the hijacker appeared to
be 'mentally unstable'.
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