A Cairo-bound EgyptAir plane has been hijacked and has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus. Here's what we know so far.
- There were at least 81 people on board
- All passengers released except for crew and 5 foreigners
- Egypt officials skeptical of reports that passenger has explosive belt
Hijacker is an American-Egyptian national -- incident is over ex-wifeThe hijacker is an Egyptian-American dual citizen named Ibrahim Samaha, Egyptian presidential spokesman Alaa Yousuf tells CNN's Ian Lee.
Samaha hijacked the plane over his ex-wife, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Ministry of transport tells CNN.
The incident is not related to terrorism, he said.
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