Two Libyan fighter pilots defect to Malta

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Christian Peregin

A Libyan pilot (right) emerging from his Mirage fighter jet after landing at Malta International Airport, yesterday. He and a colleague, flying another jet, asked for asylum after refusing to shoot at protesters. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

A Libyan pilot (right) emerging from his Mirage fighter jet after landing at Malta International Airport, yesterday. He and a colleague, flying another jet, asked for asylum after refusing to shoot at protesters. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Two Libyan fighter jet pilots landed in Malta yesterday claiming to have escaped the country after being asked to bomb protester civilians in Benghazi.

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Full article at timesofmalta.com

 

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