17/02/2014
Co-pilot hijacked plane in asylum bid
An Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot locked his fellow pilot out of the cockpit, hijacked a Rome-bound plane and landed Monday in Geneva, all in an attempt to seek asylum in Switzerland, officials said. The Boeing 767-300 plane with 202 passengers and crew had taken off from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and landed in the Swiss city about 6am (local time). Officials said no one on the flight was injured and the hijacker was taken into custody after surrendering to police. The plane first sent a distress message while flying over Sudan's airspace on its way to Rome, an Ethiopian official said. From Sudan all the way to Switzerland, the co-pilot took control of the plane, Redwan Hussein,...
