Jordan ready to swap convicted bomber for pilot held by ISIS
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AMMANJan 29, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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Jan 29, 2015 12:00 am
Jordan's government spokesperson said on Wednesday his country was willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be-suicide bomber if a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State and al-Sham was released. "Jordan is ready to release prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi if the Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh was released and his life spared," Mohammad al-Momani, a governemnt spokesperson, was quoted on state television as saying. He did not make any reference to Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.
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