Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus identifies hijacker

Baku. 29 March. REPORT.AZ/ The Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified the hijacker in a message sent on Twitter as Egyptian national Seif El Din Mustafa. No further information was given about Mustafa, but the ministry said the situation was still unfolding. Report informs citing the BBC. Cyprus' government did not mention any dual nationality.

As noted, the EgyptianSeif El Din Mustafa is a history professor at Cairo University.