Pilot hijacks own plane in brazen attempt to get Swiss asylum
Swiss authorities say they have the hijacker in custody. The co-pilot, they say, left the plane by scaling down a rope he had thrown out of the cockpit window.
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Habari Zinazoendana
10 years ago
Vijimambo26 Mar
Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot 'wanted to destroy plane'
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The co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday appeared to want to "destroy the plane", French officials said. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, citing information from the "black box" voice recorder, said the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit. He intentionally started a descent while the pilot was locked out. Mr Robin said there was "absolute silence in the cockpit" as the pilot...
11 years ago
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Swiss confirm Ethiopian plane hijack
Swiss police say an Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Rome was forced to land at Geneva and a hijacker has been arrested.
10 years ago
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10 years ago
Daily News07 Sep
Bandits kill 2 in brazen attack on police station
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IN a daring exploit befitting a Hollywood action flick, suspected bandits bombarded a police station in Bukombe district, Geita region, fatally shot two police officers, broke into an armoury and made away with an unspecified number of arms and ammunition.
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11 years ago
TheCitizen16 Apr
Barclays close Kinondoni branch over brazen robbery
>Barclays Bank has closed its Kinondoni branch in the city indefinitely after a robbery. The bank’s public relations officer, Ms Neema Rose, said it would remain closed as investigations were carried out.
11 years ago
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Salah scoops another Swiss award
New Chelsea signing Egypt's Mohamed Salah scoops another best player of the year award in Switzerland.
11 years ago
TheCitizen09 Jul
No request yet from govt on ‘Swiss billions’
 Nearly four months since a French judge offered a clue on how to get the list of people who have stashed away billions of shillings in foreign bank accounts, the government has yet to lodge a formal request, The Citizen has learnt.
10 years ago
TheCitizen27 Aug
Swiss bank releases first-ever statements
>The elite of Swiss private banks yesterday began lifting the veil on their books after a radical shift in their business model, amid tougher international regulations and crackdowns on tax dodgers.
11 years ago
TheCitizen13 Jul
We may never get back the Swiss billions, experts say
The earliest Tanzania can hope to lay its hands on the Swiss billions is 2020, The Citizen on Sunday can authoritatively reveal today. Even then, it will happen only if everything goes according to plan and the country manages to recover the money with the help of the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).
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