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Syrian Pilot Defects With Plane

He's staying in Jordan on 'humanitarian grounds'

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2012 11:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Syrian fighter pilot deserted today—and he took his jet with him. A pilot identified as Colonel Hassan Hamada, 44, went AWOL during a training mission near the Jordanian border today, then landed in Jordan and requested political asylum, Reuters reports. His motives aren'...   Read full story »

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