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Belarus Hijacked Ryanair Flight to Arrest 'Terrorist'
Belarus Accused of Hijacking’ Ryanair Flight Diverted to Arrest 'Terrorist'
Roman Protasevich is wanted for organising last year’s protests against Alexander Lukashenko
Military aircraft was drafted in to help the Ryanair Boeing plane land safely following a 'bomb scare' mid-flight. It's understood a former editor has now been detained following today's drama
Irish Central, 24 MAY 2021.
Roman Protasevich, founder of the NEXTA Belorussian opposition media channe (Image: Roman Protasevich)
Belarus has been accused of hijacking a European passenger plane and engaging in “state terrorism”, after it forced a Ryanair flight to perform an emergency landing in Minsk and arrested an opposition blogger, who is critical of the country’s authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko.
The Ryanair plane had been flying from Greece to Lithuania when it was diverted to the Belarusian capital, where the journalist Roman Protasevich was detained by police. State media in Belarus said the plane was forced to land because of a bomb scare.
There's been a chorus of condemnation across Europe.
The British foreign secretary said the action by the Belarusian authorities would have “serious implications”.
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