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According to preliminary data obtained by Armenian Embassy to Egypt, no Armenians and nationals of Armenia were on board of the hijacked Egypt Flight MS181 from Alexandria to Cairo. Panorama.am learned from the press department of Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The statement says that the Armenian Embassy follows the developments and will reflect on them further whenever new details appear.

To remind, Egyptair domestic flight MS181 from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and forced to land in Cyprus. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation released updated data saying that 81 passengers were on board 8 Americans, 4 Britons, 4 Dutch, 2 Belgians, 1 Italian and 30 Egyptians among them.

The jet was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt. Negotiations at Larnaca airport had resulted in the release of all those on board, apart from the crew and four foreign passengers.

Reports say the lone hijacker wants to talk to his estranged Cypriot wife, who is now on the way to the airport. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told reporters the hijack was not a terrorist incident.