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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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Moment plane hijackers surrendered caught on camera

This is the moment the plane hijackers surrendered to security forces in Malta.

The two men, believed to be Libyan, have been taken into custody after an internal Libyan flight diverted and landed in Malta.

The plane is still being searched and passengers questioned.

The men surrender with their hands in the air Credit: Reuters
The men were taken into custody Credit: Reuters
The men were cuffed and led away Credit: Reuters

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