Egyptian airport security remains poor

The hijacking of a flight of EgyptAir, with dozens of passengers on board, again exposes the poor security of the Egyptian airports.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian passengers were left on board. According EgyptAir still mere four 'foreigners' and the crew detained. The hijackers forced the unit shortly after leaving land from Alexandria, Cyprus. The device according to the Egyptian authorities had 81 people on board. Other officials report that they were 55 passengers and seven crew members.