Hijacked EgyptAir jet lands in Cyprus

(CNN)[Breaking news update at 4:06 AM ET]
All flights into Larnaca airport are being diverted to Paphos airport on the southwest coast of the island, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Civil aviation authority tells CNN.
A plane has been hijacked and has landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus, Larnaca police press office confirms to CNN.
The flight was an internal flight heading from Burj El Arab airport in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria to the capital Cairo, Ihab Raslan, spokesman for the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation, tells CNN.
Negotiations with the hijacker have resulted in the release of all passengers, except for seven crew and four foreigners, a statement from the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation said.
EgyptAir had previously reported through its official Twitter account that five foreigners were being held captive on the plane, but changed to four.Negotiations with the kidnapped result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners , a statement from the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation said .CNN