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A political asylum claim made by Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian national who hijacked and forced an EgyptAir passenger plane to land in Cyprus, has failed to apply for political asylum in Cyprus, reported AP. Cyprus' Asylum Service found the claim invalid due to the 59-year-old's "serious crime". The hijacker, who rose to notoriety on social media for allegedly hijacking the plane to see his ex-wife and children, claimed he would be persecuted in Egypt for supporting the Muslim…