UPDATE: EgyptAir Plane Reportedly Hijacked And Forced To Divert To Larnaca Airport In Cyprus

UPDATE: All hostages have been released with the hijacker surrendering himself to police. Many of the passengers have vacated the plane but reports say that the crew and four foreign nationals have been kept on board. There are reports that one of the remaining people on board is Irish with  Julian Röpcke, political editor of Bild newspaper, tweeting that "three British, one Italian and one Irishman are still on board".

#BreakingReport Kidnapper of #EgyptAir plane only keeps 5 hostages inside plane in #Larnaca. 3 British, 1 Italian, 1 Irishman

— Julian Röpcke (@JulianRoepcke) March 29, 2016

According to reports this morning, an EgyptAir aircraft has been hijacked and forced to divert to Lacarna Airport, located in Cyprus. BBC News reports that Flight MS181, bound for Cairo, was carrying 55 people when a passenger hijacked it and ordered the plane to make the emergency landing. The person in question reportedly said he was wearing a suicide belt. The airport has been closed and scheduled flights diverted elsewhere.

Negotiations with the Hijacker result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners. — EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016

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