The hijacker of Egyptair flight MS181, which landed at Larnaca Airport, has surrendered himself to the Police.

He disembarked the plane at around 1440 local time with his hands up and threw some items on the ground, which were picked up by the Police and are being examined.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has officially announced that the hijacking incident of a domestic EgyptAir flight has ended and that all passengers and crew are safe.

In statements at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the presence of Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides and Justice and Public Order Minister Ionas Nicolaou as well as Egyptian Ambassador in Nicosia Hussein Abdelkarim Tantawy Mubarak, Kasoulides said Cypriot authorities acted in full coordination with the government of Egypt adding that the country`s ambassador was present at the crisis management centre right from the outset.

Their primary concern was to ensure the safety of all passengers / hostages a goal which was achieved.

Kasoulides said that during negotiations with the Egyptian hijacker it became evident that it was a person of an unstable psychological state.

He also confirmed that two missions from Egypt arrived in Cyprus to help but their contribution was not necessary.

The Ambassador of Egypt confirmed the full coordination and cooperation he had with the Cypriot authorities and thanked them for successfully bringing the incident to an end.

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has congratulated all involved services for the termination of the hijacking of an Egyptair plane, which landed at Larnaca Airport, and the arrest of the hijacker.

In a post on twitter, the President congratulated all services, the Police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their coordinated efforts and termination of the hijacking.