MOSCOW / CAIRO / ATHENS, Mar 29, -. RIA Novosti hijacker captured A320 aircraft Egyptian airline Egyptair, put him at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus, and then let the 50 passengers who are citizens of Egypt. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has said that in the case of the seizure are not talking about a terrorist attack, “everything is connected with a woman”.
According to recent data, on board the aircraft are 7 crew members and several foreign passengers, their nationality specified. According to media reports, the seizure of the hijackers could push personal motives – Cyprus live his ex-wife
Whose wife
It was originally supposed that the aircraft took Egyptian Ibrahim Samaha, who may.? , also has US citizenship – reported by the news portal “Youm7″ citing sources in Alexandria airport. According to available information, Samaha native of Alexandria, but she worked as a veterinary surgeon in the United States. According to others, he is a professor at the University in Atlanta. It is possible that for the flight from Alexandria he could use an American passport
According to the Egyptian media, Samah could push personal motives: in Cyprus, according to some, is home to the former wife of the Egyptian hijacker – a Cypriot citizen, whose name was transferred. the country’s authorities. It is, according to some, gave, or asked me to tell her indirectly from aboard hijacked plane letter, written on four pages in Arabic.
Currently, Samaha negotiating through an airplane pilot, but so far no specific requirements advanced, media reported. In addition, it was reported that the former wife Samah really live in Larnaca, said in a statement to the press service of the local police agency Sputnik
“Women -. His ex-wife, their four children, she lives in Larnaca. . A man 59 years old Female Cypriot, she heads to the airport, it is probably already arrived there, “- said in a statement
Later, the Cypriot television channel RIK reported that ex-wife of alleged hijacker of an Egyptian airliner A320 Ibrahim Samaha brought in. Larnaca airport.
Television showed a woman in the car was taken to the airport. The car stopped a few dozen meters from the aircraft.
Earlier, the hijacker, according to media reports, asked for an interpreter and demanded to withdraw police forces from Larnaca airport, which was tied reinforced police forces, the coach of “first aid”.
The TV channel Sky News Arabia reported that the aircraft invader seeking asylum in Cyprus. According to the channel, Samaha initially asked the pilot to land the airplane in Turkey, but he refused, citing a lack of fuel in the tanks of aircraft.
Later, an Egyptian TV channel “ON TV” reported, citing sources in the security forces in Egypt, that the hijackers is a citizen Safe al-Din Mustafa. It was pointed out that his wife Samah has denied that her husband had seized the plane, explaining that he became a hostage and was released kidnapper.
As pointed out by the TV channel with reference to the press service of prime minister of Egypt, the authorities this country apologized Professor Samaha. “We apologize to Mr. Ibrahim Samah, because his name was mistakenly connected with the situation around the aircraft,” – said in a statement.
Who was on board?
In occasion if there are any more hostages on board the aircraft and how much information is supplied contradictory. As the chairman of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, all passengers are exempted
“Exempt all airplane passengers at Larnaca airport, I hope that everything will be resolved successfully.” -. Schultz said at a joint press conference with the President of Cyprus, a press conference broadcast Live Cyprus ARK channel.
according to other information, some foreigners are still on board, RIA Novosti learned from the Foreign Ministry of Cyprus. “There are no Russians, as far as I know, although there are several foreigners,” – he told RIA Novosti. On the question of whether there is data, the citizens of which countries are on board, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus said: “No”
Larnaca Police also confirmed that on board the captured 320 remain hostage
So far, accurate information about who was on board, not, appear in the media reports that the plane may be citizens of the US, the UK, one Irish citizen and a citizen of Italy. According to preliminary data, the Russians was not on board the captured aircraft.
No one was hurt?
At Larnaca airport services, there is no evidence that as a result of theft of the Egyptian aircraft one of passengers injured or needs medical attention
“we have no information about injuries or something else,” -.. said by telephone RIA Novosti Larnaca airport employee
at the same time he stressed that, under the law of the country, official comments about the hijacked plane can only be Foreign Minister of Cyprus and government aircraft.
The first reports about the capture of the Egyptian aircraft in question that the hijacker demanded to change the route, which followed the A320 (Alexandria – Cairo), threatening the crew and passengers of an explosives belt. The pilots were forced to land the plane at the airport of Larnaca in Cyprus. Meanwhile, there have been reports that the explosives on board a captured Egyptian aircraft were found A320. This was referring to the Haaretz newspaper Cypriot sources.
As reported by RIA Novosti source in the security service of the airport of Alexandria Burj Al Arab, the possibility to carry explosives in airport pre-flight zone Burj Al Arab in Alexandria, Egypt ruled iz for the inspection of several stages.
The airport is closed
at the moment the airport of Larnaca Cyprus does not accept and will not send flights to obtaining permission from the relevant authorities, RIA Novosti reported the press . service airport
“Scheduled flights redirected and will be redirected to Paphos airport,” – said
he said that three flights had already forwarded in the next hour three or four. the flight landed at the airport of Paphos.
Departures from Larnaca is not yet implemented. Airlines have to decide whether to execute them from Paphos or to wait to be given a “green light” in Larnaca from the relevant services. All flights that were supposed to sit at Larnaca airport, also forwarded to Paphos “, – explained to the agency
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