Mr. Anastasiades, while speaking with the media on whether his action was motivated by romantic interests, told the media that “always there is a woman involved.”
The hostage situation aboard EgyptAir Flight MS181 ended today with no injuries or deaths. Earlier in the day an Egyptian man, as named by Cypriot officials, is Seif Eldin Mustafa who told flight officials that he had a bomb strapped to himself.
It has since been learned that Mr. Mustafa did not have explosives on his body as he claimed and there are mixed reports whether he wore something pretending to be a bomb.
There has been no official explanation for Mr. Mustafa’s behavior or motive, however flight crew speaking with the media said that he wanted to communicate with his estranged wife who lives in Cyprus. According to the BBC, the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades “said the incident was not terrorism-related.”
Mr. Anastasiades, while speaking with the media on whether his action was motivated by romantic interests, told the media that “always there is a woman involved.”
Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry stated that there were 56 passengers onboard Flight MS181 including six crew and a security official. Of those passengers onboard eight were American, four were British, four were Dutch, two from Belgium, two Greeks, one French citizen, and an Italian and Syrian national.
SaharaReporters could not confirm whether Mr. Mustafa was reunited with his estranged wife at the time of reporting.