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What happened with a plane in Belarus?
According to an unverified transcript from the Belarusian transport ministry, air traffic controllers told the pilot at 09:30 GMT “you have [a] bomb on board and it can be activated over Vilnius”. A Belarusian MiG-29 jet was scrambled to escort the plane, which landed at 10:16 GMT (13:16 local time).
How was Ryanair hijacked?
The captain and five crew of Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius were put under armed guard in Minsk after diverting the plane for a fake bomb threat – apparently staged to allow the Belarus government to capture an opposition journalist among the 126 passengers.
Is Roman Protasevich from Belarus?
Protasevich was born on 5 May 1995 in Minsk, Belarus. He moved to Poland in 2019.
Who is the Belarus opposition leader?
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
| Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Святлана Ціханоўская Светлана Тихановская | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 14 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Latushko (Head of National Anti-Crisis Management) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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When was the last plane hijacking in India?
Indian Airlines Flight 814
| Taliban in front of the hijacked plane in Kandahar | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 December 1999 – 31 December 1999 |
| Site | Hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal and Delhi, India; landed at Amritsar, India; Lahore, Pakistan; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Kandahar, Afghanistan. |
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What is Roman Protasevich accused of?
On 5 November 2020, Protasevich and Pucila were accused of organizing mass riots (article 293 of the Belarusian criminal code), actions that grossly violate public order (article 342) and incitement of social enmity based on professional affiliation (article 130, part 3).
Who is Roman Protasevich and why was he arrested?
(CNN) Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich has appeared in a new video after his arrest by Belarusian authorities on Sunday, following the government’s extraordinary diversion of his Ryanair flight to capital city Minsk.
What happened to Alexander Protasevich?
He never arrived. Near the end of the flight, while the plane and its 170 passengers were almost finished traveling through Belarusian air space, the country diverted it to Minsk for an emergency landing — where Protasevich and his companion were detained before the flight continued on to its final destination.
Why was a Belarusian man arrested on his way to Russia?
For him the diversion was much more than an inconvenience. As soon as the plane landed, he was arrested, according to the Belarus Interior Ministry.
Was Roman Protasevich’s video made under duress?
His supporters believe the video was made under duress. Roman Protasevich appeared from a Minsk detention center in the video. Protasevich is one of dozens of Belarusian journalists and activists campaigning in exile against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule.