A Libya internal flight with 118 people on board was hijacked
by two people on Friday and diverted to Malta where it
landed. The two hijackers had threatened to blow up the
Airbus A320, the Times of Malta said. The aircraft had been
flying from Sebha in southwest Libya to Tripoli for state-
owned Afriqiyah Airways.
The tiny Mediterranean island of Malta is about 500 km (300
miles) north of the Libyan coast.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted: "Informed of
potential hijack situation of a #Libya internal flight diverted to
#Malta. Security and emergency operations standing by -JM
An update said the two hijackers are pro-Gaddafi supporters
armed with hand grenades. Their demands are not known yet.
Meanwhile, Maltese forces have surrounded the plane after it
landed in the country. Negotiation is underway. Details later..
