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Syrian pilot deserts with his aircraft, lands in Jordan and asks for political asylum (VIDEO)

Amman, Jordan - Jordanian Minister of Information clarifies the misunderstanding

The Jordanian minister of Information Taher Adwan clarified the misunderstanding happened to the Syrian State television,announcing that the pilot of a Syrian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft landed this morning on the runway of the al-Mafraq air base, in the northern part of the country, was forced to do it because of emergency reasons. Shortly after the minister announced through the all-news TV channel...

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Rome, Italy, 06/21/2012 16:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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