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Malta PM says he has been alerted to 'potential hijack' of

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Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today said on Twitter he had been alerted to a "potential hijack" of a Libyan plane reported to be headed for the Mediterranean island.

"Informed of potential hijack situation of a #Libya internal flight diverted to #Malta. Security and emergency operations standing by -JM," the premier said in a post from his official account.

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First Published: Dec 23 2016 | 4:42 PM IST

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