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Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane the previous day and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, is brought by policeman to the court in Larnaca on March 30, 2016.
The six-hour airport standoff ended peacefully. The hijacker, described by officials as 'unstable', had claimed to be wearing a bomb belt but no explosives were discovered after he gave himself up at Larnaca airport and was arrested. / AFP / GEORGE MICHAEL (Photo credit should read GEORGE MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa (C) forced the plane to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife.
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Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane the previous day and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, flashes the 'V' for victory sign as he leaves the court in Larnaca in a police car on March 30, 2016.
Mostafa was remanded into police custody for eight days during his first court appearance. Police told the court that 58-year-old Egyptian national faces possible charges of hijacking, kidnapping people with the aim of taking them to an unknown destination, reckless and threatening behaviour and offences that breach the anti-terror law.
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A man thought to be the hijacker leaves the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport.
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A man thought to be the hijacker leaves the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport.
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A man leaves the hijacked aircraft of EgyptAir from the pilot's window after landing at Larnaca airport.
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A man leaves the hijacked aircraft.
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The remaining passengers on the highjacked EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, run on the tarmac after leaving the plane.
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The remaining passengers on the highjacked EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, run on the tarmac after leaving the plane as the highjacker surrendered to security forces.
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The remaining passengers on the highjacked EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, run on the tarmac.
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The remaining passengers on the highjacked EgyptAir Airbus A-320 run on the tarmac.
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An official boards a hijacked Egyptair A320 Airbus at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus.
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General View of EgyptAir flight from Alexandria's Burg Al-Arab airport to Cairo.
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A policeman stands guard at Larnaca Airport.
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Cyprus police officers escort EgyptAir plane hijacking suspect Seif Eddin Mustafa, third right, to a court for a remand hearing as authorities investigate him on charges including hijacking, illegal possession of explosives and abduction in the Cypriot coastal town of Larnaca Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
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An Egypt Air Airbus A-320 sits on the tarmac.
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An Egypt Air Airbus A-320 sits on the tarmac.
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Cypriot policemen stand guard in the vicinity of Larnaca airport where an EgyptAir Airbus A-320 (R) sits on the tarmac.
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A hijacked Egypt Air A320 airbus stands on the runway at Larnaca Airport.
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A passenger leaves a hijacked EgyptAir aircraft after landing at Larnaca Airport.
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Passengers and crew leave the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320.
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Police stand guard at Larnaca Airport near a hijacked Egypt Air Airbus A320 , March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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An Egypt Air Airbus A-320 sits on the tarmac of Larnaca aiport after it was hijacked.
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An Egypt Air Airbus A-320 sits on the tarmac of Larnaca aiport after it was hijacked.
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EgyptAir flight from Alexandria's Burg Al-Arab airport to Cairo was hijacked.
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An official telephones from the ramp of a hijacked Egyptair A320 Airbus.
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A police officer patrols outside the airport.
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An Egypt air plane hijacked in Larnaca Cyprus.
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Media gather at Larnaca Airport.
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A bus carrying some passengers from a hijacked EgyptAir aircraft drives by the plane at Larnaca Airport.
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An official telephones from the ramp of a hijacked Egyptair A320 Airbus at Larnaca Airport.
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Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa is surrounded by policeman as he arrives at the court in Larnaca.
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General view of EgyptAir flight from Alexandria's Burg Al-Arab airport to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Larnaca,.
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A man believed to be the hijacker of the EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, leaves the plane before surrendering to security forces.
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General view of EgyptAir flight.
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EgyptAir flight from Alexandria's Burg Al-Arab airport to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Larnaca.
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EgyptAir flight from Alexandria's Burg Al-Arab airport to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Larnaca.
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Passengers evacuate a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus 320.
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Passengers leave an EgyptAir Airbus.
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A man leaves the hijacked aircraft.
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A man believed to be the hijacker of the EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, leaves the plane.
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Handcuffed Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane the previous day and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, flashes the 'V' for victory sign as he leaves the court in Larnaca in a police car on March 30, 2016.
Mostafa was remanded into police custody for eight days during his first court appearance. Police told the court that 58-year-old Egyptian national faces possible charges of hijacking, kidnapping people with the aim of taking them to an unknown destination, reckless and threatening behaviour and offences that breach the anti-terror law.
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Handcuffed Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane the previous day and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, flashes the 'V' for victory sign as he leaves the court in Larnaca in a police car on March 30, 2016.
Mostafa was remanded into police custody for eight days during his first court appearance. Police told the court that 58-year-old Egyptian national faces possible charges of hijacking, kidnapping people with the aim of taking them to an unknown destination, reckless and threatening behaviour and offences that breach the anti-terror law.
/ AFP / GEORGE MICHAEL (Photo credit should read GEORGE MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane the previous day and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, wears handcuffs as he leaves the court in Larnaca escorted by Cypriot police on March 30, 2016.
Mostafa was remanded into police custody for eight days during his first court appearance. Police told the court that 58-year-old Egyptian national faces possible charges of hijacking, kidnapping people with the aim of taking them to an unknown destination, reckless and threatening behaviour and offences that breach the anti-terror law.
/ AFP / GEORGE MICHAEL (Photo credit should read GEORGE MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)