Belarus Fires Generals After Teddy Bears Drop From The Sky -- L.A. Times
Two generals were fired and two people were arrested after an air bombardment that left the president of Belarus fuming over how its borders could be so easily overrun -- by teddy bears.
Hundreds of the toys descended on Belarus last month, dropped by Swedes tooling over the capital, Minsk, in a small plane. The plush invaders were outfitted with parachutes and bore activist slogans such as “Free Speech Now.” The human pilots, working for a Swedish ad agency, wore teddy bear masks.
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More News On The Belarus Teddy Bear Invasion
Teddy Bears Fall From Sky, and Heads Roll in Minsk -- New York Times
Teddy bear air invasion leads to ouster of 2 top generals in authoritarian Belarus -- Washington Post/AP
Sweden in Diplomatic Row With Belarus After Teddy Bear Drop -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Belarus expels Sweden's envoy after teddy bear incident -- AFP
Belarus Denies Expelling Swedish Ambassador -- RIA Novosti
Teddy bear bomb fallout continues in Belarus (VIDEO) -- Global Post
Belarus: Home of 'Europe's last dictator', blighted by human rights problems - and at war with the teddy bear -- Daily Mail
The Teddy Bear Bombers -- Foreign Policy
My Comment: As a rule .... dictators have huge egos and hate ridicule. The President of Belarus certainly falls in this category.
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