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Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan
Source: BBC
21 June 2012 Last updated at 12:04 GMT
Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan
A Syrian fighter plane has landed at a military air base in the north of Jordan and the pilot has asked for asylum, Jordanian officials say.
Jordan's Minister of Information Samih al-Maaytah said the pilot of the MiG 21 jet was being debriefed.
Syrian state TV said a fighter plane, flown by an air force colonel, had gone missing during a training mission.
The incident comes amid shelling in the city of Homs where Red Cross teams are poised to evacuate civilians.
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Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan
A Syrian fighter plane has landed at a military air base in the north of Jordan and the pilot has asked for asylum, Jordanian officials say.
Jordan's Minister of Information Samih al-Maaytah said the pilot of the MiG 21 jet was being debriefed.
Syrian state TV said a fighter plane, flown by an air force colonel, had gone missing during a training mission.
The incident comes amid shelling in the city of Homs where Red Cross teams are poised to evacuate civilians.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18535330
