EgyptianAir hijacker has been arrested and identified

An Egyptian flight carrying dozens of passengers from Alexandra to Cairo was hijacked today, according to EgyptAir.

An EgyptAir official declared that flight 181 heading from Borg El-Arab Airport in Alexandria to Cairo Airport was diverted to Larnaca airport in Cyprus as the aircraft was hijacked.

The aircraft is an Airbus A320 with 56 passengers onboard in addition to 7 crew members and one EgyptAir security member, according to EgyptAir.

The aircraft landed safely at Larnaca.

An official with the Civil Aviation Authority told ABC News that not all the passengers have been allowed to leave the plane.

EgyptAir official said passengers were all released except for the flight crew and 4 foreigners.

The airline confirms that it is following up with the authorities in Cyprus through EgyptAir and negotiations are ongoing with the hijacker.

UPDATE: A Cyprus foreign ministry official says the hijacker has been arrested and that the situation is over.

Alexandros Zenon, the permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, did not have any further details on the arrest, according to the Associated Press.

Officials have identified the hijacker as Seifedeen Mustafa.