President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is closely following up the latest developments concerning the hijacked Egyptian plane, presidential sources said on Tuesday.

Sisi tasked Egyptian Ambassador to Cyprus Hussein Mubarak with following up the situation. 

Earlier in the day, Sisi held a phone conversation with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades to follow up the situation.

The EgyptAir Airbus A320, carrying 56 passengers, seven crew members and a security guard on board, was hijacked early Tuesday and forced to land in Cyprus.

Flight MS181 passenger plane was originally travelling from Alexandra's Borg El Arab Airport to Cairo. 

Negotiations resulted into the release of all passengers, apart from five foreigners and seven crew members, EgyptAir said in a statement Tuesday.

Egyptian security agencies have managed to reveal the identity of the hijacker.

The Egyptian man, Ibrahim Samaha, was sitting on seat no. 38k.

Source: MENA