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Egypt Air flight hijacked and lands in Cyprus

Updated: 2016-03-29 14:35

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Egypt Air flight hijacked and lands in Cyprus

A flight of Egypt Air carrying 82 passengers landed in at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on Tuesday at the request of hijackers, according to Xinhua news reports.

 

 

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