One man is grinning from ear to ear, while the man next to him is wearing a fake suicide belt and had hijacked the plane they were both on.
No, it isn’t a joke. It’s just a very peculiar picture.
British passenger Ben Innes, 26, took the photo with Egyptian Seif Eldin Mustafa, who is believed to be the man behind the EgyptAir hijacking.
Flight MS181 was en route from Alexandria to Cairo in Egypt before Mr Mustafa forced the pilot to divert the flight to Larnaca airport in Cyprus – threatening the plane with an explosives belt which turned out to be made out of iPhone cases tied together with cloth.
At some stage during the six-hour stand-off which ensued, Mr Innes found an opportunity to pose for a photo with his hijacker.
The health and safety auditor then reportedly sent the picture to a friend, saying, “You know your boy doesn't f*** about. Turn on the news lad!!!” in a series of messages.
Mr Innes' friends said they were as bemused as anyone that he took the photo, while social media did not seem to think the situation was a laughing matter.
据法新社报道，这名与埃及航空劫机犯合照的英国男子因此掀起网路辩论。来自北英格兰里兹市的殷尼斯对《太阳报》说：“我不确定为什么这么做，我只是想在面对险境时保持愉快心情，有点鲁莽。”
在苏格兰担任查帐员的殷尼斯说：“我想如果他的炸弹是真的，我不会有损失，因此藉机靠近一点，看一眼。”
他说：“所以我站在他身旁，对着镜头笑，空服员帮忙拍照。这会是最棒的自拍。”
机上有55名乘客，殷尼斯和几人最后获释，劫机犯今天还押。
