1.  A Bahraini pilot defected to nearby Qatar in an air force helicopter on Monday and requested political asylum, the official Qatar News Agency reported.

2.  A Bahraini pilot took an air force helicopter and defected to nearby Qatar on Monday, requesting political asylum, the official Qatar News Agency reported.

3.  A Bahraini military pilot who defected to neighboring Qatar was granted asylum Tuesday, a Foreign Ministry official said.

4.  The Bahraini pilot refused, and the hijacker tried to attack him with a knife before being restrained by crew members.

5.  The tense situation was aggravated after a Bahraini pilot defected to Qatar last month.

6.  When the Bahraini pilot refused, the hijacker tried to attack him with a knife before he was overpowered by members of the crew.