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Hijacked Ethiopian Airlines aircraft lands in Geneva

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A hijacked Ethiopian Airlines' flight landed early Monday at Geneva International Airport, but the situation inside the plane was still unclear, according to various reports.

The Boeing 767-300 flight from Addis Abba to Milan via Rome was forced to proceed to the Geneva airport, Xinhua reported citing AirlineReporter.com, an industry news blog.

Both the airport and airline confirmed the plane has touched down at the airport. The airline said all passengers and crew on board were safe.

Earlier reports said the flight sent out a signal of being hijacked while flying over Sudan.

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First Published: Feb 17 2014 | 1:56 PM IST

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