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The staff on the plane were told there was a bomb threat and a Mig-29 fighter was used to escort the plane down. When the plane landed, authorities arrested Roman Protasevich, a former editor of the influential Telegram channels Nexta and Nexta Live, who has been critical of president Alexander Lukashenko. Protasevich had been flying on an intra-EU flight from Athens to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, when the plane was diverted to Minsk while it was in Belarus airspace. Martin requested the matter be discussed by EU leaders at a meeting in Brussels on Monday where leaders will consider ho...

Belarus had KGB agents on plane that was diverted to arrest a dissident journalist, Ryanair CEO says  May 24, 2021, 03:01 PM facebook Belarus on Sunday diverted a Ryanair plane and arrested a journalist who was onboard. Roman Protasevich, 26, fled to Poland in 2019 and is accused of terrorism in Belarus. Ryanair's CEO said Monday that Belarusian KGB agents were on the plane during the forced landing. Belarusian KGB agents were onboard the Ryanair plane that was abruptly diverted so a dissident journalist could be arrested, the airline's CEO said Monday. Once on th...

Defiant Belarus defends diversion of plane carrying activist Issued on: 24/05/2021 - 11:56 Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevitch, 26, had been living in exile in Poland STR AFP/File 4 min Minsk (AFP) A defiant Belarus on Monday defended its forced diversion of a European plane carrying an opposition activist, after the unprecedented move provoked a global outcry and calls for a tough response. The Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius carrying dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was diverted while in Belarusian airspace on Sunday ove...

Roman Protasevich: Who is the journalist arrested by Belarus? Al Jazeera English © Roman Protasevich, who was born a year after Lukashenko came to power, began his activism as a teena... Roman Protasevich, who was born a year after Lukashenko came to power, began his activism as a teenager [Stringer/Reuters] Roman Protasevich was on a plane flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday when the flight was suddenly diverted to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, where he was arrested. The news led to international condemnation with some European leaders calling the move a “hijackin...

Russian secret service agents may have been on diverted Ryanair flight, Coveney says Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after the flight was diverted to Minsk. By AFP Monday 24 May 2021, 8:40 AM 2 hours ago 21,924 Views 27 Comments The Ryanair plane with registration number SP-RSM, carrying opposition figure Raman Pratusevich, which was diverted yesterday Image: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP/Press Association Images The Ryanair pl...