Wednesday 30 March 2016

Cyprus Plane Hijacker Arrives At Court



A man accused of hijacking a passenger jet and forcing it to land in Cyprus while strapped with a fake bomb has arrived at court.
Seif Eldin Mustafa took over the EgyptAir jet during an internal flight from Alexandria to Cairo on Tuesday morning.
He held four crew members and three passengers hostage during an eight-hour stand-off, claiming he was wearing a suicide belt.
The Egyptian later freed the group and handed himself in to police after making a series of "incoherent" demands.
Although his motives remain unclear, Cyprus' foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides said it had not been a terrorist act.
It was later established the belt contained no explosives and was instead packed with mobile phone covers.
Four Britons were among the 56 passengers on board the aircraft.

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