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29/03/2016 GMT

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All the people on board were released and the hijacker has been arrested

The plane was taken over by a man claiming to have a suicide belt and diverted to Cyprus. All people on board were released and the hijacker was arrested.

The hijacker of the Egyptian airliner that landed in Cyprus has been arrested. All passengers and crew have been released. The plane travelling from Alexandria to Cairo was taken over by a man claiming to have a suicide belt and diverted to Cyprus. Also on the programme, Pakistan launches a big anti-terrorist operation and in Brussels airport staff take part in trials of a makeshift check-in area. (Photo: Hijacked EgyptAir plane at Larnaca airport. Credit: European Photopress Agency)

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