Israeli fighter jets were scrambled after Egyptian plan hijacked

Israeli fighter jets were scrambled as soon as the Egyptian domestic flight was hijacked after takeoff from Alexandria to Cairo Tuesday morning. They were stood down after the airliner made an emergency landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, with one gunman aboard.
 

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