Swiss confirm Ethiopian plane hijack

It is definitely the first time an international carrier jet has been hijacked by its own crew member. Answering ‘why’ is not a simple matter

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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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...

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