Ethiopian plane forced to Geneva, hijacker arrested—police | Inquirer News

Ethiopian plane forced to Geneva, hijacker arrested—police

/ 03:02 PM February 17, 2014

GENEVA — An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome was on Monday hijacked and forced to land in Geneva, where the hijacker has been arrested, police said.

Flight ET-702 from Addis Ababa to Rome “was hijacked… it landed in Geneva at 6:00 am (0500 GMT),” Geneva police spokesman Christophe Fortis told AFP, adding that the alleged hijacker “has been arrested.”

“The airport has been closed and the situation is under control,” he said.

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There were no immediate reports of injuries and in a statement in Addis Ababa Ethiopian Airlines said “the passengers are safe and sound.”

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The Boeing 767 left Addis Ababa at 00:30 am (2130 GMT Sunday) and was due to land in the Italian capital at 4:40 am.

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