BREAKING NEWS: Libyan passenger plane is hijacked by two pro-Gaddafi supporters armed with hand grenades and forced to land in Malta

A Libyan passenger plane has been hijacked by two pro-Gaddafi supporters threatening to blow the aircraft up.

Maltese state TV said the men on board were armed with hand grenades which they would detonate if their demands were not met.

According to Libyan media, the hijackers are demanding the release of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al Islam from prison, who it was thought has been freed in July.

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