On this day 25 years ago, An Ethiopian Air Force pilot landed with his plane in Khartoum seeking political asylum. Authorities in Khartoum later announced the pilot had been granted asylum and that the plane, a Cessna training aircraft, would be returned to Ethiopia in due course.

Apr 30, 1998: An Ethiopian Air Force pilot landed with his plane in Khartoum seeking political asylum. Authorities in Khartoum later announced the pilot had been granted asylum and that the plane, a Cessna training aircraft, would be returned to Ethiopia in due course.

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