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:
Images show at least 4 more leaving hijacked #EgyptAir plane, including a man climbing out of the cockpit window. pic.twitter.com/SYu797qsoc
— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 29, 2016
The nationality of the hostages remains unclear, but there have been no casualties reported at the scene.
The situation is no longer ongoing.
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