Seven hostages remain aboard hijacked Egypt plane

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LARNACA, Cyprus - A total of seven hostages remain aboard the hijacked Egyptair plane, Egyptian civil aviation minister Sherif Fathy has said at a news conference.  They are the captain, a co-pilot, a female crew member, a security officer and three passengers. Mr Fathy did not reveal the nationalities of the passengers nor the identity of the hijacker. Egypt's foreign ministry spokesperson denies making comments to the Guardian, which earlier quoted officials as calling the hijacker "an idiot, not a terrorist". Journalist Ruth Michaelson, who had quoted the officials, responded that "no one said it was the spokesperson".(FA)

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