Latest in Tag: Hijacker Highlight
Latest in Tag: Hijacker
Alexandria court sentences plane hijacker to life imprisonment
Wearing a fake explosive belt, Mostafa boarded a plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo in March 2016, threatening to blow up the jet to force the pilot to change the plane direction.
Egyptian plane hijacker referred to criminal court
In March 2016, he commandeered domestic flight with 72 passengers, crew onboard, after showing them a fake explosive belt
Cyprus hands Egyptian plane hijacker over to homeland: Prosecution
Hijacker commandeered domestic flight in 2016 after revealing to crew what appeared to be explosive belt
Egypt requests EgyptAir hijacker be extradited from Cyprus
Cypriot court detains Seif Eddin Mostafa for eight days pending investigations
EgyptAir hijacker detained for 8 days in Cyprus
According to Egypt’s Ministry of Interior, Mostafa had a “criminal record with several crimes of forgery, impersonation, burglary, and drug dealing”
Ministry of Interior assures security clearance of personal belongings of MS181 hijacker
Passengers arrive in Cairo following MS181 hijack, eyewitnesses give accounts
Hijacker arrested, all hostages freed
The hijacker allegedly made political demands prior to his arrest by Cypriot authorities