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Cyprus foreign ministry names hijacker as Seif Eldin Mustafa

By REUTERS
Updated: MARCH 29, 2016 13:31
Cyprus' foreign ministry on Tuesday identified the hijacker of an EgyptAir flight forced to land in Cyprus as Seif Eldin Mustafa in a tweet. It did not provide further details.
"The situation is still ongoing," it said. Earlier, two Cypriot broadcasters reported the hijacker had dropped a letter on the apron of Larnaca airport that appeared to be demanding the release of prisoners in Egypt.
Eygptian state media had earlier identified the hijacker as a different man.
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