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Cyprus Orders Plane Hijacking Suspect Extradited To Egypt
A Cypriot court ruled on Friday that an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus can be extradited to Cairo for his alleged crimes.
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EgyptAir Hijacker Was Against Government Injustices, Says His Lawyer
An Egyptian man who hijacked a plane and forced it to be diverted to Cyprus did so to draw attention to injustices in his homeland, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Hijack Suspect To Be Extradited To Egypt: Cyprus Official
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.
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Hijacker Of EgyptAir Plane Never Entered Cockpit: Pilot
The man accused of hijacking an Egyptian plane and diverting it to Cyprus did not enter the cockpit during the six-hour long ordeal, the pilot of the aircraft said Sunday.
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Egyptian Hijacker 'Abusive, Dangerous' Says Cypriot Ex-Wife
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.
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UK Man's Explanation For Why He Posed With EgyptAir Hijacker
A British man who caused online debate today after having his picture taken with the hijacker of an Egyptian plane said that he did it to take a "closer look" at his supposed suicide belt.
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This Isn't The First Time Someone Tried To Hijack A Plane Out Of Love
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.
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Egyptian Hijacker's Suicide Belt Was Fake
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.
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'Unstable' Hijacker Of Egyptair Flight Arrested As Cyprus Airport Drama Ends
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.
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Security Forces Arrest Alleged EgyptAir Hijacker After Airport Standoff In Cyprus
A hijacker who commandeered an Egyptian plane to Cyprus was taken into custody Tuesday after a nearly six-hour standoff touched off by unclear motives, officials said.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked, Diverted To Cyprus
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.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked To Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed
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.
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Cyprus Orders Plane Hijacking Suspect Extradited To Egypt
A Cypriot court ruled on Friday that an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus can be extradited to Cairo for his alleged crimes.
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EgyptAir Hijacker Was Against Government Injustices, Says His Lawyer
An Egyptian man who hijacked a plane and forced it to be diverted to Cyprus did so to draw attention to injustices in his homeland, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Hijack Suspect To Be Extradited To Egypt: Cyprus Official
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.
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Hijacker Of EgyptAir Plane Never Entered Cockpit: Pilot
The man accused of hijacking an Egyptian plane and diverting it to Cyprus did not enter the cockpit during the six-hour long ordeal, the pilot of the aircraft said Sunday.
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Egyptian Hijacker 'Abusive, Dangerous' Says Cypriot Ex-Wife
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.
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UK Man's Explanation For Why He Posed With EgyptAir Hijacker
A British man who caused online debate today after having his picture taken with the hijacker of an Egyptian plane said that he did it to take a "closer look" at his supposed suicide belt.
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This Isn't The First Time Someone Tried To Hijack A Plane Out Of Love
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.
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Egyptian Hijacker's Suicide Belt Was Fake
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.
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'Unstable' Hijacker Of Egyptair Flight Arrested As Cyprus Airport Drama Ends
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.
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Security Forces Arrest Alleged EgyptAir Hijacker After Airport Standoff In Cyprus
A hijacker who commandeered an Egyptian plane to Cyprus was taken into custody Tuesday after a nearly six-hour standoff touched off by unclear motives, officials said.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked, Diverted To Cyprus
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.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked To Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed
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.
