Hijacked Ethiopian Plane Leaves Khartoum for Addis AbabaAn Ethiopian plane, hijacked and forced to land at Khartoum International Airport on Thursday, left Khartoum Saturday morning for Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.The plane was hijacked Thursday evening by five men and a woman, reportedly Ethiopian air force cadets and their relatives who sought political asylum which Sudan rejected, according to Sudan Radio. All the 50 passengers on board were set free Friday morning by the hijackers, who surrendered to Sudanese authorities after given an assurance that they would not be sent back to Ethiopia and would be brought to just and fair trial in light of related international laws. Addis Ababa Friday asked Khartoum to extradite the five in accordance with an extradition treaty between the two countries. Sudan sent its foreign minister to Ethiopia to discuss their fate. Meanwhile, Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir received a written message from Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who appreciated Sudanese measures to peacefully resolve the hijacking crisis. He said that the Sudanese measures will reinforce relations between the two nations. |
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