After speculation over this competition footage. Hello. The united states and eu have condemned the forced diversion of a passenger plane carrying a dissident belarus journalist. It follows a chorus of condemnation across europe after the ryanair plane flying from greece to lithuania was diverted to minsk in belarus. In a statement, the us secretary of state antony blinken said it was s shocking act. Ursula von der leyen described it as an illegal hijacking and said belarus would be punished. This is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. The ryanair flight with about 170 people on board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. Butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. According to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential security threat and ordered to land at minsk. For good measure, a belarusian warplane armed to the teeth was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. But no bombs were foun
After speculation over this competition footage. The united states and the eu have condemned the forced diversion of a passenger plane carrying a dissident belarusian journalist. He belarusianjournalist. Was he belarusian journalist. Was arrested he belarusianjournalist. Was arrested on he belarusian journalist. Was arrested on landing. The plane flying from greece to lithuania was diverted to minsk in belarus. The us secretary of state antony blinken called it a shocking act that endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers, while the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen described it as an illegal hijacking and said belarus would be punished. This bbc diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. This is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. The ryanair flight with about 170 people on board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. Butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly head
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