CAIRO, March 29 (Reuters) - One person hijacked an EgyptAir plane that was heading from Alexandria to Cairo and diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, civil aviation and police sources said.

The sources said there were about 60 people on board.

(Reporting by Cairo bureau; Editing by Mark Potter) ((michael.georgy@thomsonreuters.com;)(M)(+2010 271 00098)(O)(+20 225783290; Reuters Messaging: michael.georgy.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

Keywords: EGYPT AIRPLANE/HIJACKER