Skip to comments.
EgyptAir hijack: Jet lands at Larnaca airport
BBC ^
| 3-29-2016
Posted on 03/29/2016 12:23:56 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
An EgyptAir airliner has been hijacked and forced to divert to Larnaca airport on the south coast of Cyprus.
Flight MS181, an Airbus A320 carrying 81 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt.
Negotiations are under way but no demands have been made by those in control of the plane, reports say.
A local journalist has told the BBC that some passengers had been seen leaving the plane.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alexandria; cairo; cyprus; egypt; egyptair; flight181; hijack; hijacked; hijacking; jihad; larnaca; religionofpieces; terrorism; waronterror
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-26 next last
To: EternalVigilance
Thank You for posting this.
2
posted on
03/29/2016 12:25:04 AM PDT
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
To: StoneWall Brigade
To: StoneWall Brigade
> some passengers had been seen leaving the plane.
I hope that was after it landed.
4
posted on
03/29/2016 12:27:06 AM PDT
by
ri4dc
(I used to care, but I just take a pill for that now. [I am starting to care once again])
To: EternalVigilance
And Egyptians wonder why tourism has fallen off in the past year with fear over security and safety.
To: EternalVigilance
I wonder what terrorist group is behind this?
6
posted on
03/29/2016 12:27:44 AM PDT
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
To: ri4dc
To: StoneWall Brigade
Couldn’t be Muslim, could it?
To: pepsionice
Personally, I’ll stick to looking at pictures of the pyramids.
To: EternalVigilance
10
posted on
03/29/2016 12:30:54 AM PDT
by
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS:REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
To: Nextrush
To: EternalVigilance
Per Fox, only 4 foreigners and crew remain onboard.
12
posted on
03/29/2016 12:32:18 AM PDT
by
QT3.14
(USA facing assisted-suicide by the Left)
To: EternalVigilance
Nah it’s those crazy Pentecostals who’ve teamed up with the Amish. Don’t worry ZEro will take action. After he reads about it in the papers around noon once he gets up and has his morning king size breakfast and stuff.
13
posted on
03/29/2016 12:33:21 AM PDT
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
To: EternalVigilance
How do you negotiate when no demands have been made?
14
posted on
03/29/2016 12:35:40 AM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Nifster
Offer ‘em a ham sandwich?
To: StoneWall Brigade
This might require another trip to Havana.
To: Nifster
17
posted on
03/29/2016 12:37:51 AM PDT
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
To: EternalVigilance
I went over to Debka to see what they have posted.
One of the updates speak of Israeli jets scrambled when the plane was hijacked and standing down when the plane landed on Cyprus.
The other update speaks to the plane making an emergency landing on Cyprus and the hijacker asking for asylum.
18
posted on
03/29/2016 12:38:21 AM PDT
by
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS:REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
To: EternalVigilance
19
posted on
03/29/2016 12:39:52 AM PDT
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
To: EternalVigilance
> Offer ‘em a ham sandwich?
Offer them a cookie.
Then they will ask for some milk.
At least they will be negotiating at that point.
20
posted on
03/29/2016 12:46:43 AM PDT
by
ri4dc
(I used to care, but I just take a pill for that now. [I am starting to care once again])
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-26 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson