Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters

Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters 21 Feb 2011 Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said. They said the two pilots, both colonels, took off from a base near Tripoli. One of them has requested political asylum.