The media published photographs of the alleged hijacker of an A320 plane that landed in Cyprus. One of the frames shows him wearing what appears to be a suicide vest.

Several media outlets have published photographs of the alleged hijacker of an EgyptAir A320 plane that landed in Cyprus earlier on Tuesday. In particular, a shot of a man wearing a belt similar to a suicide belt was published by the aviation blog Airlines .

In addition, photographs were published by Sky News and Al Arabiya .

According to the latest reports, the hijacker came out with his hands up and surrendered to the authorities . Shortly before this, several hostages left the A320.

Earlier, Reuters , citing the Cyprus state broadcaster, reported that the hijacker stated his demand - the release of women prisoners in Egypt. Before this, according to the Associated Press , the only demand received from the person who seized the A320 was to drive police cars away from the plane.

The Cyprus Foreign Ministry named the hijacker . According to the ministry, this is ad-Din Mustafa. The Guardian journalist reported that, according to media reports, he is an officer in the Egyptian army.

Prior to this, the media, citing the Egyptian MENA agency, reported that the hijacker was a veterinary teacher and professor at an American university, Ibrahim Samaha. However, it turned out that he was among the hostage passengers.

Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry reported that a passenger wearing a suicide vest threatened the plane's pilot and demanded that the plane be changed route and land in Cyprus.

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An EgyptAir Airbus A320 was hijacked in the skies over Egypt this morning while on domestic flight MS181 from Alexandria to Cairo. According to the Cypriot authorities, there were 81 passengers on board. According to Reuters , the crew consisted of seven people.

The media published photos of the alleged EgyptAir hijacker