A picture of an Aberdeen man posing with the alleged hijacker of an EgyptAir plane at Larnaca airport in Cyprus today has gone viral.

Ben Innes, who lives in Aberdeen, can be seen smiling next to a man who claimed to have an explosive vest.

The man, who has since been arrested and was identified by Egyptian officials as Seifedeen Mustafa, had been holding people hostage aboard the aircraft after forcing it to divert to the Mediterranean island during a domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo.

The airline said the plane, flight number MS181, was carrying 56 passengers, including 26 foreigners, and seven crew, as well as a security officer.

Still in Cyprus, Mr Innes was in brief contact with the Evening Express this evening, and confirmed he was on the plane.

The health and safety auditor, originally from Leeds, is understood to have been one of the final three hostages who left the plane before Mustafa surrendered to police.