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Egypt Air hijack drama ends

A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus today, but nearly all of the passengers were quickly released. However, the incident was not linked to terrorism. The hijacker was motivated by personal reasons who had reportedly claimed to be wearing an explosives belt, was detained after several tense hours at Larnaca airport where the plane had landed.

Updated : 29 March 2016, 10:32 PM

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