UPDATE: EgyptAir hijacker asking for release of female prisoners in Egypt

EgyptAir flight hijacker demands release of female prisoners in Egypt released according to Cyprus state broadcaster.

It’s announced that the hijacker of MS181 is Seif Eldin Mustafa and the situation is still ongoing.

The hijacker new name has been released after an apparent mix up earlier with a man who was in fact a passenger on the plane and has denied he had anything to do with the incident.

Source: Sky News, Cyprus MFA