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Hijacked EgyptAir plane ‘carried 21 foreigners including 8 Americans’

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A hijacked EgyptAir plane diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday carried 21 foreigners including eight Americans, four Dutch citizens, four Britons and a French citizen, an Egyptian civil aviation ministry statement said.

All passengers except four or five foreigners have been released, a ministry spokesman told AFP.

The ministry said 81 passengers were on board, while EgyptAir in a statement said there were 55. The reason for the discrepancy was unclear.

A hijacked EgyptAir plane diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday carried 21 foreigners including eight Americans, four Dutch citizens, four Britons and a French citizen, an Egyptian civil aviation ministry statement said.

All passengers except four or five foreigners have been released, a ministry spokesman told AFP.

The ministry said 81 passengers were on board, while EgyptAir in a statement said there were 55. The reason for the discrepancy was unclear.

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