Seif El Din Mustafa
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Seif El Din Mustafa
Seif El Din Mustafa
Seif El Din Mustafa is an Egyptian who hijacked EgyptAir Flight MS 181 plane in March 2016.
Allegations
On March 29, 2016 Seif El Din Mustafa hijacked an EgyptAir plane on route from Alexandria to Cairo. Mustafa reportedly demanded that EgyptAir flight MS181 be diverted to Cyprus and landed at Larnaca airport. He allegedly claimed to have a suicide belt on.
Witnesses said that when the plane landed, the hijacker threw a four-page letter, written in Arabic, onto the tarmac, and asked that it be delivered to Ms Parashkou.
The hijacking is not terrorist related.
Cyprus Broadcasting said the hijacker’s ex-wife lived in Cyprus.
The motive of the hijacking was over his ex-wife.
References
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of the plane landing after being hijacked.
Mar 29, 2016, 10:07 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of the planned route.
Mar 29, 2016, 10:09 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of passengers being released.
Mar 29, 2016, 10:25 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comSome of the passengers released.
Mar 29, 2016, 9:53 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto taken of Seif El Din Mustafa from recorded video.
Mar 29, 2016, 9:54 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of the bus to load passengers who were released to safety.
Mar 29, 2016, 9:54 AM