The director also said the hijackers claimed to belong to a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement rebel group headed by Abdul Wahid al-Nur, who currently lives in Paris.

• 劫持者企图让这架飞机改道前往开罗，但是埃及拒绝让这架飞机降落。这架飞机随即降落在利比亚东南部靠近苏丹边境的地点，之前飞行员说，飞机的燃油即将用完。