Cairo:
Air marshals foiled an attempt by aSudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo and divert it to Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said.
Minutes after take-off on Wednesday,the passenger took hold of a knife provided with meals for first-classpassengers and threatened crew, the official said.
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