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Global outrage as Belarus ‘hijacks’ flight to arrest opposition activist 1 published : 24 May 2021 at 11:49 1 A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage from a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) parked on Minsk International Airport's apron in Minsk, on May 23, 2021. - Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an "act of state terrorism" ahead of an EU summit Monday expected to toughen sanction...

Share on Twitter Authorities in Belarus have insisted they acted legally when they diverted a passenger plane carrying an opposition activist and have accused the West of making unfounded claims for political reasons. The government of strongman Alexander Lukashenko provoked global fury on Sunday by pulling Ryanair flight FR4978 from its Athens-to-Vilnius route and arresting one of the passengers, opposition journalist and blogger Roman Protasevich, in Minsk. READ MORE Western leaders called it an "act of state terrorism" and the EU is expected to toughen sanctions against Belaru...

Russia Defends Belarus Over Plane Diversion May 24, 2021 Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens-to-Vilnius was diverted to Minsk. ONLINER.BY / AFP Russian officials have defended Belarus’ use of a military jet to divert a passenger plane carrying a dissident, an act Western leaders have called "state terrorism" and that may spark tougher sanctions against Minsk. State Duma deputy Leonid Kalashnikov, who chairs the Duma’s committee on post-Soviet affairs, said Monday that Belarus has the right to choose “those methods that i...

Global outrage after Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to detain journalist Issued on: 24/05/2021 - 04:43 Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich, who is accused of participating in an unsanctioned protest at the Kuropaty preserve, arrives for a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus April 10, 2017. Picture taken April 10, 2017. © REUTERS/Stringer 8 min Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an "a...

24-05-2021 ) A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 lands in the Vilnius International Airport, in Vilnius, Lithuania, 23 May 2021. As Ryanair spokeswoman said, 'the aircraft carrying scores of passengers from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to the Belarusian capital under the escort of a Mig-29 fighter jet after its crew was notified by authorities in Minsk of a 'potential security threat on board'. A Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania, with Belarus' opposition journalist Roman Protasevich onboard, has been diverted and forced to land in Minsk on 23 May 2021, after alleged bo...