EgyptAir hijacker may have personal motives: Cyprus broadcaster

THENS: According to various reports the hijacker has been identified as Ibrahim Samaha, a 27-year-old Egyptian national, whose images are being widely circulated on social media.

Meanwhile Cyprus broadcasting (CYBC) reported that the hijacker of an EgyptAir plane that was forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday may have personal motives.

The hijacker had an ex-wife in Cyprus, CYBC said. Witnesses said the hijacker threw a letter on the apron of the airport in Larnaca, written in Arabic, asking that it be delivered to his ex-wife, who is Cypriot.

Meanwhile a government source said that he had demanded to see her and so is being brought to Larnaca airport. The woman lives in the village of Oroklini not far from the airport. 

Reuters