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At Least 50 Hijacked EgyptAir Passengers Released

© REUTERS / Yiannis KourtoglouPolice stand guard at Larnaca Airport near a hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 , March 29, 2016
Police stand guard at Larnaca Airport near a hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 , March 29, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Egyptair says negotiated release of all aboard hijacked plane except four foreigners and the crew.

Passengers on the EgyptAir plane that was diverted to Cyprus included eight Britons and 10 Americans, three security sources at Alexandria airport said.    

"Negotiations with the hijacker have led to the release of all passengers on board except for 7 crew members and four foreigners," an Egyptian Civil Aviation source said.  

​According to the reports, the passengers were leaving the plane ​with carry-on baggage. Later they got on a bus which took them to the aiport. 

An Egyptair passenger plane was hijacked by a man who is said to be wearing a suicide bomb vest; the jet has landed at the airport in Larnaka, Cyprus, according to the country's state broadcaster.   

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