Hijacking on flight to Cairo thwarted

Security guards thwarted on Wednesday Hijacking an Egyptian plane on its way from Istanbul to Cairo, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.

A Sudanese man used a knife from the in-flight meal to threaten crew of the plane and demanded that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem, it said.

It added that the hijacker was drunk and threatened the crew with the knife but the guards succeeded in stopping him.

The Egypt Air flight number 783 landed safely at Cairo airport, said a source from Cairo airport on condition of anonymity, adding that the accident is under investigation.

Source: Xinhua