All passengers, apart from five foreigners and seven crew members, of the hijacked Egyptian plane were released, EgyptAir said in a statement Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the EgyptAir Airbus A320, carrying 56 passengers, seven crew members and a security guard on board, was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus.

Flight MS181 passenger plan was originally travelling from Alexandra's Borg El Arab Airport to Cairo.

Source : MENA