Co-Pilot is 'Hijacker' of Ethiopian Airline

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight headed for Rome hijacked the plane Monday, landing it safely in Geneva where he was taken into custody. Authorities say the unnamed co-pilot, in his early 30s, took control of the Boeing 767 by locking the cockpit door after the pilot left for a bathroom break. Swiss officials say once the plane landed in Geneva the co-pilot climbed out of the cockpit on a rope and turned himself over to authorities, saying he was the "pirate" and he was...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - lundi 17 février 2014