Syrian pilot defects after landing in Jordan
Source: aljazeera
Syrian pilot defects after landing in Jordan
First defection involving an aircraft since the start of a 15-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 14:23
he pilot of a Syrian MiG 21 fighter jet who flew his plane to Jordan has asked for political asylum on landing, Jordanian Minister of State for Information Samih al-Maaytah said.
"He requested political asylum in Jordan. He is being debriefed at the moment," Maaytah said on Thursday.
Syrian state television named the pilot as Colonel Hassan Mari Hamada, saying communications were lost with his plane while he was on a training mission near the border with Jordan.
Jordan granted political asylum to the pilot.
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