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Egyptair hijacked airplane (2): A-320 with 56 passengers and 7 crewmembers -VIDEO

Alexandria, Egypt - Negotiations are undergoing with the hijacker

An EGYPTAIR official declared that flight number MS181 heading from HBE Airport (Borg El- Arab Airport in Alexandria) to Cairo Airport was forced to be diverted to Larnaca airport in Cyprus as the aircraft was hijacked. The aircraft type is Airbus A-320/232. Doubts also on the real number of passengers onboard: the last report not 81 but 56 passengers, 7 crewmembers and one security member. The aircraft...

fra/pec - 1174174
Rome, Italy, 03/29/2016 13:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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