Athens, Mar 29 ( Reuters): An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, state radio said.
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation reported that 55 people were on board, with a crew of 7. There were earlier reports of about 80 to 81 people on board.
At least one man was thought to be armed. The hijacking occurred in Cyprus's flight information region and the airliner was diverted to Larnaca.
A bomb is also suspected to be on board.
"Our flight MS181 is officially hijacked. We'll publish an official statement soon," EgyptAir officials said.