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Belarus Oppositioneller wird nach Flugzeugentführung verhaftet

May 24, 2021 - Ein Airliner der Ryanair, der von Griechenland nach Litauen unterwegs war, wird von einem Kampfjet zur Landung in Minsk gezwungen, damit ein Oppositioneller, Roman Protassewitsch, verhaftet werden kann. US und führende EU Politiker sind entrüstet und überlegen Sanktionen gegen Belarus und Päsident Alexander Lukaschenko.

Ryanair said Belarusian flight controllers told the crew there was a bomb threat against the plane as it was crossing through the country’s airspace and ordered it to land in the capital of Minsk. A Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane – in a brazen show of force by President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for over 25 years, AP said.

The goal was seemingly the arrest of Roman Protasevich, an activist and journalist who ran a popular messaging app that played a key role in helping organise massive protests against the authoritarian leader. He and his Russian girlfriend were led off the plane shortly after landing. The plane, which began its journey in Athens, Greece, was eventually allowed to continue on to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.

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PUBLISHED: 24/05/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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