Airline officials have confirmed that an EgyptAir aircraft has been hijacked this morning. The aircraft was en-route to Cairo from Alexandria when it was hijacked.

The details of the incident are as the aircraft is thought to have about 80 passengers on board.

Our flight MS181 is officially hijacked. we’ll publish an official statement now. #Egyptair

— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016

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