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| Ethiopian Airlines hijacking ends with co-pilot's arrest in Geneva | |
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| The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane has been arrested at Geneva airport after taking over the controls and hijacking the aircraft while the pilot was taking a toilet break, police said. | The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane has been arrested at Geneva airport after taking over the controls and hijacking the aircraft while the pilot was taking a toilet break, police said. |
| Swiss police said the Ethiopian co-pilot was seeking political asylum in Switzerland. None of the 143 passengers or cabin crew was harmed. The majority of passengers were Italians, according to Ethiopian media. | Swiss police said the Ethiopian co-pilot was seeking political asylum in Switzerland. None of the 143 passengers or cabin crew was harmed. The majority of passengers were Italians, according to Ethiopian media. |
| The drama began when the co-pilot shut himself in the cockpit of the Boeing 767-300, which was on its way to Rome. Initial reports said he seized control when the plane was in Sudanese airspace. | The drama began when the co-pilot shut himself in the cockpit of the Boeing 767-300, which was on its way to Rome. Initial reports said he seized control when the plane was in Sudanese airspace. |
| Swiss authorities closed Geneva-Cointrin airport and parked the aircraft, which had been circling over the airport, at the end of a runway. The co-pilot surrendered after lowering himself to the ground on a rope from a window in the cockpit. He was not armed. | Swiss authorities closed Geneva-Cointrin airport and parked the aircraft, which had been circling over the airport, at the end of a runway. The co-pilot surrendered after lowering himself to the ground on a rope from a window in the cockpit. He was not armed. |
| Police said that the passengers, most of whom were Italian, were never in any danger. | Police said that the passengers, most of whom were Italian, were never in any danger. |
| Flight ET702 left Addis Ababa just after midnight local time on Monday for the four-hour flight to Rome. | Flight ET702 left Addis Ababa just after midnight local time on Monday for the four-hour flight to Rome. |
| Swiss authorities reopened the airport and said they expected services to return to normal by early afternoon. | Swiss authorities reopened the airport and said they expected services to return to normal by early afternoon. |