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EgyptAir Hijacker in Possession of Dual Egypt-US Citizenship

© REUTERS / Yiannis KourtoglouPassengers evacuate a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus 320 plane at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, March 29, 2016
Passengers evacuate a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus 320 plane at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, March 29, 2016 - Sputnik International
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As information revealed, Ibrahim Samaha has both Egyptian and US citizenship.

CAIRO (Sputnik) — The EgyptAir hijacker, identified as Ibrahim Samaha, has both Egyptian and US citizenship, media reported Tuesday, citing Egypt's officials.

Police stand guard at Larnaca Airport near a hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 , March 29, 2016 - Sputnik International
EgyptAir Hijacker Remains on Board With 5 Crewmembers, 7 Passengers
Earlier in the day, the EgyptAir passenger flight MS181 en route from Egypt’s Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked by a single male suicide bomber with at least 60 people on board and subsequently landed in Cyprus' Larnaca airport.

Egyptian presidential spokesman Alaa Yousuf told CNN that Samaha was an Egyptian-US dual citizen.

The Egyptian media claim Samaha could have hijacked the aircraft due to personal reasons, as his ex-wife is reportedly a citizen of Cyprus.

According to Nicosia's police, the hijacker remains on board with 5 crew members and 7 passengers.

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