Egypt’s civil aviation authority said that an EgyptAir plane has been hijacked while it was flying to Cairo from Alexandria. According to airline and Cypriot officials, it was forced to land in Larnaka airport in Cyprus. As per report from the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, 55 people were on board with 7 crew members.

A Cypriot government official said that the flight landed in Cyprus Tuesday morning and they are suspecting the presence of a bomb on board. Another Cypriot official said that there “seems like there’s more than one hijacker.” The official said that there are no demands yet, but the police vehicles were asked to move away from the aircraft.

The Egyptian aviation authority statement said that the MS181 is an Airbus with 55 passengers on board as well as five crew members.
- Sumana