The hijacker, identified as Seif El Din Mustafa, is seen wearing his 'suicide belt', as an unknown man standing next to him on the plane pulls a silly face while taking a selfie



 earlier today ...

    EgyptAir jet hijacked by man in bomb vest from Alexandria to Cairo
    Hijacker Seif El Din Mustafa demanded to see Cypriot ex-wife


 Continue to story and photos ...

    Held handful of passengers and crew hostage on tarmac in Cyprus
    Arrested after a five-hour negotiations which saw him leave letter for ex
    Cypriot Foreign Ministry said hijacker appeared to be 'mentally unstable'



A man thought to be Seif Eldin Mustafa leaves the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport, after which he raised his hands in the air and 'threw some items on the ground'
A man thought to be Seif Eldin Mustafa leaves the hijacked Egyptair Airbus A320 at Larnaca Airport, after which he raised his hands in the air and 'threw some items on the ground'

This is the moment when one of the passengers believed to be held hostage on the EgyptAir plane forced to land in Cyprus, takes a grinning selfie with the hijacker.
The hijacker, identified as Seif Eldin Mustafa, is seen wearing his 'suicide belt', as an unknown man standing next to him on the plane while taking a picture. 
Mustafa hijacked the domestic EgyptAir jet after taking off from Alexandria and forcing it to re-route to Cyprus' Larnaca airport, where he has taken several passengers and crew hostage and demanded to see his Cypriot ex-wife.
The hostage situation on the tarmac came to a dramatic end just before 1pm as one of the pilots was seen struggling with someone inside cockpit before jumping out of a window, moments before authorities arrested Mustafa.

This image shows the moment Seif Eldin Mustafa hands over the letter intended for his ex-wife, as a female airport official stands with her head in her hands
Mustafa disembarked the plane at around 14.40 local time with his hands up and threw some items on the ground, which were picked up by police and are being examined.
EgyptAir confirmed that all the hostages have been released, saying: ' Official sources at EgyptAir declared the release of all the hostages and the arrest of the hijacker.' 
Alexandros Zenon, Secretary of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry, did not immediately have more details on the arrest, but added that the hijacker appeared to be 'mentally unstable'.
In the wake of his arrest, Cypriot authorities were able to determine that Mustafa's suicide belt had been a fake.
Earlier, seven more people - presumed to be the last of the crew and 'foreign' passengers who had remained with the hijacker onboard - were seen leaving the plane.
His arrest followed a comment by an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official, who said: 'He's not a terrorist, he's an idiot. Terrorists are crazy but they aren't stupid. This guy is.'