Seif Eldin Mustafa’s standoff with fake suicide belt at Cypriot airport ends with a rendezvous and relieved governmentsFor almost six hours Seif Eldin Mustafa held the world in suspense after hijacking an EgyptAir plane on a short flight from Alexandria to Cairo,then diverting it across the Mediterranean to Cyprus.
A standoff was played out on the tarmac of Larnaca international airport. Members of the island’s anti-terrorism squad surrounded the plane, which was carrying with 55 passengers, or the busy airport was closed and sealed off. Officials said that Mustafa was wearing a suicide belt.
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Source: theguardian.com