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* Ryanair flight was travelling from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania today
* Was forced to land in Minsk after 'bogus' bomb threat made in Belarus airspace
* Roman Protasevich, 26, an opponent of country's President Lukashenko who was on board was taken off and arrested
* Critics say Lukashenko endangered passengers to arrest the journalist
World leaders have expressed their fury after Belarusian authorities 'hijacked' a Ryanair flight and forced it to land following a 'bogus bomb threat' that was allegedly used as a ploy to arrest a prominent journalist.
The airliner full of tourists made an emergency landing at Minsk Airport in Belarus today after being escorted by a MiG-29 fighter jet amid reports of a bomb on board.
The plane had been traveling from Athens in Greece to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
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WNU Editor: Belarus President Lukashenko is a dictator who has no tolerance to those who are effective at embarrassing him. He proved that point today.
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Belarus scrambles fighter to force airliner to land, arrests opponent -- Reuters
Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says -- BBC
Belarus accused of ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight diverted to arrest blogger -- The Guardian
Belarus accused of ‘unprecedented act of state terrorism’ after flight diverted and activist arrested -- Politico.eu
Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts his Ryanair flight -- CNN
Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says -- Zero Hedge
Belarus Opposition Figure Detained When Flight Diverted -- Time
Belarus flight: Germany, EU demands explanation of diversion, reporter's arrest -- DW
4 comments:
Lukashenko should go the Obama route and tap the computers and phones of the journalists. Afterwards Lukashenko can pull a Clinton a threaten to break the legs of the journalist. Make not so overt. Have a compliant media cover. American presidents have shown the way. Why reinvent the wheel?
The West is outraged, yes, but does nothing.
He just cut off all relations to the west. No flights, no money, no gas or oil, no way to bitch at the UN.
Is what Dave is true? If you were Putin could the FSB encourage select journalists to report the truth strenuously to provoke a reaction. Belarus totters and fall s right into Putin's lap. All conjecture of course.
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