​Media: A person hijacked EgyptAir plane identified

Jafar Aghadadashov
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Baku. 29 March. REPORT.AZ/ The hijacker of EgyptAir A320 passenger airliner is an Egyptian named Ibrahim Samaha, Report informs citing the Egyptian state television.

Report informs referring to the Al-Arabiya, the hijacker claimed political asylum in Cyprus.

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