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Egyptair passenger plane hijacked, forced to Cyprus

Legacy Phuket GazetteTuesday, March 29, 2016Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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PHUKET MEDIA WATCH

– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community

Egyptair passenger plane hijacked, forced to Cyprus

Phuket Gazette / Reuters

PHUKET: An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, Egyptian officials and Cyprus state radio said.

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported that 55 passengers were on board and a crew of seven.

At least one man was thought to be armed. The hijacking occurred in Cyprus’s flight information region and the airliner was diverted to Larnaca.

Egyptian civil aviation sources and police confirmed the hijacking and said one man was involved. The plane was an Airbus 320, they said.

— Phuket Gazette Editors

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