Ethiopia: Breaking News - Ethiopian Airlines Hijacker Arrested

A hijacker who forced a Rome-bound Ethiopian Airlines ET 702 flight to land in Geneva, Switzerland, has been arrested. Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 departed from Addis Ababa at 12.30 a.m., and was supposed to land in Rome at 4.40am (local time).

As the plane was flying over Sudan it reportedly began broadcasting a 7500 alert call -- which is airline code for a hijacking according to airlinereporter.com. Images from the FlightRadar website showed the plane circling around Geneva, Switzerland, where it reportedly ran low on fuel.

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