La prise d’otage à Cyprus a finalement terminé suite à la
arrestation du pirate de l’air.Le ministère des affaires étrangère égyptien ont
dit le pirate de l’air n’est pas un terroriste mais un fou.
Le Gouvernment Egyptien a dit que l'homme s'appelle Seif Eldin Mustafa. Cet homme a affirme qu'il a gilet explosif, mais qui n'est pas vrai.
The hostage situation at Cyprus' Larnaca airport has finally ended
in arrest of the hijacker, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
said. The foreign ministry identified the
hijacker as Seif Eldin Mustafa in a tweet. It did not provide further
details. The foreign ministry reportedly said the hijacker "is
not a terrorist, but an idiot".
A man who claimed to have an explosive vest had been
holding seven people hostage aboard an EgyptAir plane after forcing it
to divert to the Mediterranean island during a domestic flight from
Alexandria to Cairo.
The airline said the plane, flight number MS181, was
carrying 56 passengers, including 26 foreigners, and seven crew, as well
as a security officer. Minutes before the alleged hijacker was arrested
a number of people were seen leaving the plane, walking down the
stairs, with one climbing out of a cockpit window, before being led away
by security officers.
Announcing the end of the hostage situation, the
Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter: “It’s over. The
hijacker arrested.”
Four people were seen leaving the hijacked EgyptAir
plane around 12.30pm. One man climbed out the cockpit
window and three more people, dressed in uniform, ran down the plane’s
steps.
Egypt’s civil aviation minister said the hijacker had
not issued any "concrete” demands and that it was not clear whether the
hijacker’s claims that he had a suicide vest were true.
There are also conflicting reports over his motive,
with some saying the incident is related to his ex-wife and others
reporting that he asked for the release of political prisoners in Egypt.
Among the passengers were 26 foreigners, including
eight Americans, four Britons, four Dutch, two Belgians, an Italian, a
French national, two Greeks and one Syrian, the director of the
Alexandria airport said. Negotiations led to the release of almost all
of those on board soon after the plane arrived in Cyprus, with footage
showing many looking calm as they walked down stairs from the plane with
their luggage to waiting buses.
The man’s motivation is unclear, but Cypriot
president Nicos Anastasiades said the hijacking was nothing to do with
terrorism, while a Cyprus government official said the man "seems (to
be) in love".
Citing security sources, Cypriot state media said
that the motives of the hijacker appeared personal and he had asked to
contact his ex-wife, who lives in Cyprus. "It is not something which has
to do with terrorism." Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told
reporters.
Asked if a woman was involved he said, "there is always a woman involved."