Belarus diverts plane to arrest journalist, says opposition | DW | 23.05.2021
The Ryanair jet was en route to Lithuania when it was forced to land in Belarus, where authorities arrested a journalist critical of Lukashenko's government. Officials have slammed the "unprecedented" move.
Hasnain says:
This is still breaking news so the facts are fuzzy, but this is absolutely crazy. A flight carrying an anti-govt journalist happened to cross over their airspace so the local KGB call in a bomb threat (some sources say they also fought staff on the plane); make it land in their jurisdiction (with a military jet escort!), detain the journalist, and then let the flight be on its way.
“The Belta news agency reported that the plane had been rerouted to Minsk International Airport for an emergency landing due to a bomb scare.
An airport spokesperson told the agency that although authorities did not find any explosive devices on the plane, it was unclear when it would be allowed to take off again.
The opposition Telegram channel Nexta also reported that the plane was searched. The outlet said its former editor, Roman Protasevich had been detained.”
Posted on 2021-05-23T17:08:51+0000