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PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 08:47

A hijacked plane has arrived here. Most passengers allowed off. British, Irish and American passengers remain also crew.

From Saudi going to Cairo via Alexandria

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:03

UK now involved.

There are several military bases here wonder if hijacker realises.

Reports here say hijacker has a file written in Arabic he wants delivered to a woman who is living here.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:12

Reports now saying woman is his Cypriot ex wife and he wants asylum.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:15

Hijacker not Egyptian asking for translator - local reports

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 29 Mar 2016 09:31

UK reports seem to indicate he has a personal agenda, rather than being a 'terrorist'. Also that he wanted to go to Istanbul until told there wasn't enough fuel.

" Send three and four pence, we're going to a dance".

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:33

Cyprus Broadcasting saying letter to ex wife thrown onto the tarmac. Reuters saying they don't think it's ISIS just a domestic.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:34

Manifesto

Eight Americans, four Britons, two Belgians, one Italian, four Dutch and 30 Egyptians were on board the flight

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:37

Cyprus Broadcasting - more people leaving aircraft

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 29 Mar 2016 09:38

Worrying, ok he may not be a terrorist, but how did he manage to do it and if he could?????

kandj

kandj Report 29 Mar 2016 09:43

Just unbelievable!

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 29 Mar 2016 09:45

Security at Egyptian airports is so strict
or it was when we where there
I just don't know how they managed to carry this out

Hoping for a peaceful conclusion :-( :-(

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:46

People just leaving were in uniform, believed to be crew. 5 people left- reports local

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 09:50

President Nikos Anastasiades said - not terrorist lead just a lovesick Romeo. :-S

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 10:01

If he does have a suicide belt heads will roll somewhere for lack of security or if he's bluffing he's showed how easy it is to do it.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 10:04

ALL PASSENGERS NOW FREE. Hijacker alone on plane

Egyptian officials to shortly have a news conference.

Fly

Fly Report 29 Mar 2016 10:06

Frightening for people involved either way Pat

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 10:11

I agree Fly and they will have to have an inquiry about how it happened. I don't have too much faith in the Egyptian authorities after the bomb explosion on the Russian plane.

The passengers would have been terrified until released. Hopefully it's nearly over without any bloodshed.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 29 Mar 2016 10:14

Whatever the reason, it's scary that someone could pull off a hijack :-0 And if it is a domestic too, even more scary :-0 :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2016 10:19

Cyprus government had done everything it could to ensure the safe release of the passengers - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades


Unconfirmed reports - Egyptian sky marshal was aboard


LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 29 Mar 2016 10:24

If that's the case, could the Sky Marshall be the hijaker :-0