The hijackers of the A320 plane, which landed in Larnaca, freed all passengers on board, with the exception of four foreigners. Crew members also remained on board, the airline said.

Negotiations with the hijackers of the Egyptian EgyptAir plane, which was hijacked in Egypt and landed in Larnaca, resulted in the release of all passengers on board, with the exception of four foreigners, as well as crew members. This is stated in a statement by the airline, reports Reuters .

The release occurred as a result of negotiations with the hijackers, the agency clarifies. The airline confirms this on its Twitter account.

Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed the release of all passengers except four foreigners and the crew, Al Jazeera reported. According to Reuters , the crew consists of seven people.

An EgyptAir Airbus A320 operating domestic flight MS181 from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked in the morning over Egypt. There were 81 passengers on board, Cypriot authorities said.

There is still no exact information about the number of hijackers. The Cypriot Foreign Ministry previously reported that it had been reliably established that there was one hijacker on board. Previously, sources in the country's government admitted that there could be more invaders. This person has not yet made any demands, reports Reuters .

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previously Reuters reported the release of 30 to 40 passengers, citing Cypriot state media. the first Women and children were to be released .

According to the Associated Press , which cites Cypriot authorities, 56 people left the plane.

The Guardian correspondent reports from Larnaca that at least 50 passengers have already left the plane - all of them are Egyptians.

Journalist Rachel McCarthur posted video footage from Sky News Arabia on Twitter showing passengers leaving the hijacked plane.

Earlier, Reuters , citing unnamed Egyptian media, reported that among the passengers of the hijacked Airbus A320 plane were ten US citizens and eight Britons.

Data about the British and Americans was confirmed to Reuters by three sources in the Larnaca airport security service.

Egyptian A320 hijackers free almost all passengers