Egyptair Flight Hijacked

A Cypriot government official says an Egyptian request to extradite a man who authorities say admitted to hijacking an EgyptAir flight with a fake suicide belt has been approved.

The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian man who authorities say hijacked a domestic Egyptair flight and threatened to blow it up with a fake suicide belt said her former husband is an "extremely dangerous man" who used drugs, terrorized his family and beat her and their children.

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.

Cypriot authorities have determined that the belt worn by an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.

Authorities arrested the hijacker of an Egyptian airliner that was diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, after the plane's passengers and crew were able to escape unharmed.

Cyprus' foreign ministry on Tuesday identified the hijacker of an EgyptAir flight forced to land in Cyprus as Seif Eldin Mustafa in a tweet. It did not provide further details.

The hijacker who seized an EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus has been arrested, government spokesperson Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. A man was seen climbing out of the cockpit window as it was reported that all passengers were safely off the plane.

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.

A Cypriot government official says an Egyptian request to extradite a man who authorities say admitted to hijacking an EgyptAir flight with a fake suicide belt has been approved.

The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian man who authorities say hijacked a domestic Egyptair flight and threatened to blow it up with a fake suicide belt said her former husband is an "extremely dangerous man" who used drugs, terrorized his family and beat her and their children.

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.

Cypriot authorities have determined that the belt worn by an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.

Authorities arrested the hijacker of an Egyptian airliner that was diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, after the plane's passengers and crew were able to escape unharmed.

Cyprus' foreign ministry on Tuesday identified the hijacker of an EgyptAir flight forced to land in Cyprus as Seif Eldin Mustafa in a tweet. It did not provide further details.

The hijacker who seized an EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus has been arrested, government spokesperson Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. A man was seen climbing out of the cockpit window as it was reported that all passengers were safely off the plane.

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.