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EgyptAir jet hostage drama ends, hijacker arrested

The man who hijjacked an Egyptian jet to Cyprus is now under arrest. Flight 181 took off from Alexandria and was bound for Cairo, but the hijacker forced the pilot to divert it to Cyprus. A U.S. law enforcement source tells CBS News around eight Americans were onboard the jet when it was hijacked. All the passengers are safe. The hostage drama ended after one man climbed out of a cockpit window. Several other people ran down the plane's steps. Debora Patta reports from London.
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