Reconciliation gov't: Passengers of hijacked Libyan plane return Tripoli

Passengers who had traveled on a hijacked Libyan flight returned to Libya on Saturday morning.

A statement released by the communication and media department of the Libyan reconciliation government said all passengers returned to Mitiga International Airport and they were received by Minister of Transportation Milad Ma'atouq and Head of the General Culture Authority Hassan Oneis.

The hijacked Libyan flight was hijacked and forced to head for Malta on Friday. Another plane came to pick up the passengers, most of whom were freed unharmed in the incident.

The Libyan plane, flying a domestic route in Libya, was hijacked and landed at Malta International Airport at 11:32 a.m. local time. The two Libyan hijackers have surrendered.

Source: MENA