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Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva

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An Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot locked his colleague out of the cockpit, hijacked a Rome-bound plane and landed Feb. 17 in Geneva, all in an attempt to seek asylum in Switzerland, officials said.

The Boeing 767-300 plane with 202 passengers and crew landed in Geneva about 6 a.m. local time. Officials said no one on the flight was injured and the hijacker was taken into custody after surrendering to police.

It wasn't immediately clear why the co-pilot, an Ethiopian man born in 1983 whose name wasn't released, wanted asylum. (AP)

エチオピア航空機、副操縦士が亡命目的でハイジャック

ローマに向かっていたエチオピア航空の飛行機が２月17日、副操縦士によってハイジャックされ、スイス・ジュネーブの国際空港に着陸した。

The Japan Times ST: February 28, 2014