29 March 2016 02:13 pm
According to the Guardian, the Lebanese hijacker has demanded political asylum and threw a letter from the plane addressed to his ex-wife who lives in Cyprus.
The EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked today and landed in Cyprus.
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported that 55 people are on board, with a crew of 7. There were earlier reports of about 80 to 81 people on board.