An EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and has landed in Cyprus. The plane was hijacked by a passenger, who said he had a suicide belt and forced the pilot to land in Larnaka Airport, Cyprus. There were reportedly 81 passengers and crewmembers on board the plane. @airlivenet What a timing! The idiot got full media attention all over the “observable twuniverse” 🐦📺 — KLM Windsor (@Laurence_MM) March 29, 2016 All hostages on the plane are to be released with the exception of the flight crew and four non-Egyptian passengers. Egyptian and Cypriot officials have said around 60 people have now been released Egyptian state media has named the hijacker as Ibrahim Samaha, stating he was sitting on seat 38K and is aged between 27 and 28 years old. His family have claimed that he is is mentally unstable. He is reportedly a professor of veterinary medicine at Alexandria University