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Libyan plane hijack ends in surrender at Maltese airport

Libyan plane hijack ends in surrender at Maltese airport

By REUTERS

People disembark from a hijacked Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 on the runway at Malta Airport, on Friday, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters

VALLETTA: Hijackers who took over a domestic Libyan flight on Friday and forced it to land in Malta have surrendered, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.

The hijackers were searched and taken into custody, Muscat said on his Twitter feed. They had earlier freed all passengers on board the Airbus A320.