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Hijack drama ends peacefully as Libyan pair surrender

Two Libyan men who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up have surrendered peacefully, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the aircraft before walking out alongside the last of the crew.

The Afriqiyah flight was travelling from Sabha to Tripoli before diverting to Malta.

The Maltese prime minister later announced the weapons used by the hijackers were in fact fake.

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Hijackers taken off plane in Malta

An unidentified man stands with his hands in the air next to the plane. Credit: RTV

The hijackers of the internal Libyan flight which diverted and landed in Malta have been taken off the plane in handcuffs, the Maltese prime minister has said.

"Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken into custody", Joseph Muscat tweeted.

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The hijackers were led away by Maltese soldiers.

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