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Libyan Plane Hijackers Surrender, Taken in Custody - Malta PM

© AFP 2023 / Matthew Mirabelli Group of hostages being released from the Afriqiyah Airways A320 after it was hijacked from Libya
Group of hostages being released from the Afriqiyah Airways A320 after it was hijacked from Libya - Sputnik International
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The prime minister of Malta said that the hijackers of the Libyan plane that had landed in Malta have surrendered and taken in custody.

Following media reports and live footage depicting one of the suspected hijackers in handcuffs escorted by security services, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat wrote on his Twitter that "hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody."

Earlier, Maltese TVM channel reported that Malta's special forces detained one of the suspected hijackers of the plane.

Earlier in the day, an Afriqiyah Airways A320 plane, with 111 passengers and seven crew members on board, landed in Malta after it was hijacked. Later, the hijackers of the plane agreed to lay down arms and release passengers.

Hijacked Airbus A320 operated by Afriqiyah Airways after it landed at Luqa Airport, in Malta - Sputnik International
Hijackers of Libyan Plane Agree to Lay Down Arms, Release Passengers – Reports
Media reports suggested that two hijackers threatened to bomb the plane. The hijackers of a Libyan passenger plane that landed in Malta earlier in the day are demanding the release of Libya's long-standing leader Muammar Gaddafi's son from prison, the Al Bilad newspaper reported Friday, citing sources. One of the hijackers claimed he is a leader of the pro-Gaddafi party.

Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper said the hijackers of the Afriqiyah Airways A320 plane demanded any European country to grant them shelter.

According to the News Kuwait portal, ten foreigners were along with Libyan citizens on board of the jet.

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