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Added on the 29/03/2016 11:16:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
At least four more people left a hijacked EgyptAir plane in Cyprus, one of them by climbing out of the cockpit window, an AFP correspondent reported. IMAGES
An EgyptAir Airbus 320 with 81 passengers on board has been hijacked Tuesday en route from Alexandria to Cairo, in Egypt. The hijacker is reportedly armed with an explosive belt.
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and the crew, officials and the airline said. IMAGES
Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, with families rushing to prisons for tearful reunions with loved ones jailed in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. IMAGES
A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an Egyptian plane and has forced it to land in Cyprus. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).