REUTERS
After the EgyptAir plane landed at Larnaca airport, the hijacker released all the people onboard except five foreign passengers and the crew, EgyptAir said, according to Reuters.
"The negotiations with the hijacker have resulted in the release of all the plane passengers with the exception of the crew and five foreigners," the airline said in a statement, Reuters reports.
About 60 people, including seven crew, had been onboard, Egyptian and Cypriot officials said.
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A Cyprus Foreign Ministry official said he could not confirm the man was rigged with explosives.