EgyptAir hijacker surrenders: Cyprus state TV

The hijacking of a domestic Egyptian flight that was forced it to divert to Cyprus has ended with all hostages being released and the hijacker surrendering.

EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt.
In a tweet, the Cypriot foreign ministry said: "It's over. The hijacker arrested."
The motive behind the hijacking remains unclear.
Some reports saying the man wanted to talk to his estranged Cypriot wife, while others said he was seeking the release of female prisoners in Egypt.

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 MS181, bound for Cairo, was forced to divert to Larnaca airport in Cyprus                 
credit bbc.co.uk                

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