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The opposition to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accuses the Belarusian government of diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, and forcing it to land in Minsk in order to arrest opposition journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board. Although the motive for the forced landing was an alleged bomb threat, no explosives were found.

Belarus diverts plane to arrest journalist, says opposition | DW | 23.05.2021

Sources:  DW


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  1. The opposition to Alexander Lukashenko accuses the Belarusian government of diverting a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania and force it to land in Minsk to arrest opposition journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich who was on board. Although the motive for the forced landing was an alleged bomb threat, no explosives were found but the plane was not allowed to depart again.
  2. The opposition to Alexander Lukashenko accuses the Belarusian government of diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, and forcing it to land in Minsk in order to arrest opposition journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich who was on board. Although the motive for the forced landing was an alleged bomb threat, no explosives were found. However, the plane has not been allowed to depart again.
  3. The opposition to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accuses the Belarusian government of diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, and forcing it to land in Minsk in order to arrest opposition journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board. Although the motive for the forced landing was an alleged bomb threat, no explosives were found.

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