Egypt Air Hijacking

The casualty-free conclusion to the hijacking of an EgyptAir jetliner Tuesday is typical of such incidents since security was tightened after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., with most would-be hostage takers now proving to be unarmed.

The motives behind the hijacking of an EgyptAir flight, which was diverted to Cyprus, remain somewhat unclear. The suspected hijacker, an Egyptian man identified as Seif Eldin Mustafa, has been arrested after a brief standoff.

An Egyptian commerical airliner carrying dozens of passengers and several crewmembers was hijacked by a passenger who threatened he had an explosive belt and forced to land in Cyprus Tuesday, according to the country's civil aviation authority.

An Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man apparently distressed over a family matter.

Air marshals foiled an attempt by a Sudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo and divert it to Jerusalem.

The casualty-free conclusion to the hijacking of an EgyptAir jetliner Tuesday is typical of such incidents since security was tightened after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., with most would-be hostage takers now proving to be unarmed.

The motives behind the hijacking of an EgyptAir flight, which was diverted to Cyprus, remain somewhat unclear. The suspected hijacker, an Egyptian man identified as Seif Eldin Mustafa, has been arrested after a brief standoff.

An Egyptian commerical airliner carrying dozens of passengers and several crewmembers was hijacked by a passenger who threatened he had an explosive belt and forced to land in Cyprus Tuesday, according to the country's civil aviation authority.

An Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man apparently distressed over a family matter.

Air marshals foiled an attempt by a Sudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo and divert it to Jerusalem.