He gave the kidnapper of the Egyptian plane that kidnapped landed in Cyprus Larnaca. This followed the release or escape of all hostages. Cypriot authorities say the kidnapper is not a terrorist, but a person “mentally unstable.”
Aircraft EgyptAir flying from Alexandria, Egypt to Cairo. The first information about the kidnapping released after hours. 8 Polish time.
A few hours in suspense
It is not clear how many people were aboard the Airbus 320. According to the EgyptAir plane flew 56 passengers, six crew members and a representative of the security forces. According to the Cypriot media on board were 55 passengers and seven crew members. In turn, the Egyptian civil aviation agency reported that the plane was 81 people, including 21 foreigners and 15 crew members.
Egyptians clarification later that among the foreigners was eight US citizens, four British, four Netherlands, two Belgians, French, Italian and Syrian.
lines EgyptAir eventually announced that they were able to negotiate the release of all passengers out of five foreigners. Moments later, this number was reduced to four. The plane also had to be crew. Cypriot state media reported that the machine came out 30-40 people.
Later, the plane left the gradually more and more people. Latest news spoke of seven there, and at least five of them came out of the machine. One person escaped through the cockpit window and dropped to the ground with a rope, while the other came out the door.
Before hours. 14 Cypriot authorities informed that the hijacker surrendered, and the crisis has been completed.
Who and why?
Sources Reuters confirmed from the outset that it is a single attacker. Egyptian authorities claimed that he had bullied the crew of the threat that detonate the belt of explosives. This information had to pass one of the pilots of the machine. Cypriot media, citing police, said while having kidnapper “oklejonym explosives.”
Two hours after the recognition kidnapper Cypriot Department of Civil Aviation announced that the belt with explosives, which he wore, was the afterthought.
The kidnapper was initially identified by the media as Ibrahim Abdel Tawwab Samaha, a citizen of Egypt, professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Alexandria. Later, however, they stated that the kidnapper is Seif El Din Mustafa, and Samaha is one of the passengers. This information was officially confirmed Cypriots.
media coverage in Cyprus earlier that the kidnapper may have had personal motives, because Cyprus had to live his ex-wife. Other media they added that the man had asked for asylum on the island. Still others reported that the man threw on the tarmac letter written in Arabic and ordered that delivered him to his ex-wife. According to other information, it was a letter demanding the release of all women detainees in prisons in Egypt, suggesting political theme.
“Do not terrorism”
Even during the the crisis Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said that the kidnapping “is not something that has something to do with terrorism.” – We are making maximum efforts that all were released (…) and to end this unprecedented incident. In any case, this has nothing to do with terrorism – said Anastasiadis. A similar information passed head of the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – We have already explained that it’s not about terrorism. Everything indicates that we are dealing with a person mentally unstable and act appropriately – Alexandros Zenon said.
Premier Egypt Sherif Ismail said in turn that the striker will be interviewed to determine why the plane kidnapped. – At one point, he asked for a meeting with a representative of the European Union later that the plane flew to another airport – said Ismail.
The Egyptian authorities reported that send to Cyprus plane, which to the country to return passengers.
Author: mk, Adso / MTOM, rzw / Source: reuters, pap
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