Doganer said only crew and "a small number" of passengers were left on board. CNN-Turk television said two crew- possibly the pilots-and nine passengers were still inside.It was not clear how many hijackers were on board. The passenger, who was not identified, said the hijackers were speaking Arabic among themselves.Doganer said there were 136 passengers on board when the plane left Ercan airport in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus.Another passenger said anti-terror teams surrounded the plane.Cyprus has been divided between a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish-occupied north since 1974, when Turkey invaded after an abortive Athens-backed coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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