The Cypriot Minister for Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the hostage situation in Larnaca has come to an end.
The world breathes a sigh of relief as the hijacker who had been holding several people hostage on board an intra-Egypt flight that he had ordered be flown to Cyprus has been arrested.
Images have emerged of people climbing from the window of the cockpit:
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/714781219297366016
The nationality of the hostages remains unclear, but there have been no casualties reported at the scene.
The situation is no longer ongoing.
