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Ethiopian Pilot Diverts Plane to Geneva in Bid to Seek Asylum

HeadlineFeb 17, 2014

Police in Switzerland say the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Rome took control of the plane and landed it in Geneva earlier today in a bid to seek asylum. The unarmed co-pilot reportedly locked himself in the cockpit when the pilot went to use the bathroom. He could face charges of hostage taking that carry up to 20 years in prison.

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