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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Ethiopian Airline hijacked by co-pilot landed in Geneva safely, 5 Nigerians on board

The hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight landed in Geneva.
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Swiss police detained the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was hijacked and forced to land at Geneva’s international airport early on Monday morning. Police said the suspected hijacker, whose name was given as Hailemedihn Abera Tegegn, 31, took control of the plane when the pilot went to the toilet, then landed and left through the window on a rope. He is under custody  pending investigation by Authorities of the two countries and has asked to be granted asylum. No passengers or crew were injured. Flight ET 702 original destination was Rome. Five Nigerians, 140 Italians, 11 Americans among others, were among the 193 passengers on board the Rome-bound flight.


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