Egypt plane hijacked

Gilly · 29 Mar 2016 at 15:18

Yep, both, no salad.

helpimcrap · 29 Mar 2016 at 15:24

I'm not surprised. Egypt is such a ropey place. The only thing it has going for it is culture of dead people.

The Geezer · 29 Mar 2016 at 15:47

jsmoke said:
The BBC must be feeling a bit daft broadcasting all morning that this was a domestic with his wife.

The BBC still has its credibility intact

Jamauk · 29 Mar 2016 at 16:51

I went on a day trip to Cairo in 2011, all the security there seemed interested in was that I had a ticket, they didn't even bother to ask about a passport, although I did have it ready if they had asked.

robfosters · 29 Mar 2016 at 19:58

I wonder what he'll get?

I wouldn't be surprised if they work a mental angle to it to get him off a bit easier.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:00

robfosters said:
There is a pic on Twitter of him in the plane wearing his 'suicide' belt. Looks like my old Maths teacher.

Let's be honest, this bloke is the Frank Spencer of terrorists.

G-MAN2004 · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:11

A passenger took a selfie with the hijacker, which doesn't surprise me at all these days. Why would you not punch the guy instead though?

Nabzlfc · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:15

Jimbeam3678 · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:27

Is that genuine ?

Jokester · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:31

Yeah, it's a work mate of mine's flat mate seemingly.

RoboCod · 29 Mar 2016 at 21:23

This whole story is just bizarre.

Begbie · 29 Mar 2016 at 21:27

The selfie is true, exceptionally funny too. Albeit rather strange in such a scenario!

Dava · 29 Mar 2016 at 22:26

He's from Leeds, probably chanting MOT on his way for the selfie!

DJMK4 · 29 Mar 2016 at 22:27

Guy has some gigantic balls

Utterly utterly stupid though and he should defenatly be made an example of

Amp34 · 29 Mar 2016 at 23:49

Err... Doesn't a selfie involve taking a photo of yourself? That's just a photo take by someone else of a passenger and the hijacker...

Lakeland · 30 Mar 2016 at 00:22

Belt bomb?! Looks more like the local cable guy with a fanny-pack of work tools!

dowie · 30 Mar 2016 at 01:40

****ing millennials

dowie · 30 Mar 2016 at 01:41

DJMK4 said:
Guy has some gigantic balls

Utterly utterly stupid though and he should defenatly be made an example of

Why is it utterly stupid? He's generated some rapport with his captor/hijacker - something that combat after capture training tends to encourage (though to be fair posing for a selfie wasn't specifically in the lessons I had).

If it was real and the guy wanted to detonate it then they're a bit screwed anyway, being friendly isn't really an issue - if the 'bomber' was angry/tense etc.. he'd not have been able to approach him in the first place.

RoboCod · 30 Mar 2016 at 05:51

^That's what I thought. We have no idea how the discussion on the plane went. Maybe it was clear to everyone that he was quite deranged and had some serious issues regarding his ex wife. Maybe it will turn out that they all knew it was a fake belt in the end, they all sympathised with him and had a good chat and hugs (after the initial terror that they were imminently going to die

)

XeNoN89 · 30 Mar 2016 at 08:11

DJMK4 said:
Guy has some gigantic balls

Utterly utterly stupid though and he should defenatly be made an example of

I'm guessing he had already worked out that this wasn't a real terrorist and was just a nutter.