An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Rome has been forced to land in Geneva after being hijacked, says Swiss police.
The airline said in a statement that all passengers and crew members were safe with one hijacker arrested, reports BBC Online.
No one has been injured, and the police say the situation is "under control."
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was scheduled to leave Addis Ababa at 00:30 local time (21:30 GMT), and arrive in Rome at 04:40 local time. Geneva airport is currently shut down due to the incident.
Geneva police confirmed the plane had made an unscheduled landing in the Swiss city at 06:00 (05:00 GMT).
In a statement, Ethiopian Airlines said Flight 702 "on scheduled service departing from Addis Ababa at 00:30 (local time) scheduled to arrive in Rome at 04:40 (local time) was forced to proceed to Geneva airport."
It added in the statement accordingly, the flight has landed safely at Geneva airport. All passengers and crew are safe at Geneva airport.
