Ryanair plane 'forced to land' in Belarus with fake bomb scare as journalist 'detained'
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mirror.co.ukA Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in Belarus following an alleged bomb scare with a journalist onboard 'detained'. A total of 170 people from 12 countries were on the aircraft when the drama unfolded mid-flight.
SU-29 military fighter and MI-24 helicopter were scrambled to help divert the plane from Vilnius to Minsk in Lithuanian. Law enforcers detained activist Roman Protasevich, 26, who had been put on a wanted list after last year's mass street protests following an election in which Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory.
The aircraft, flying from Athens to Vilnius, had almost reached Lithuania when it changed direction and was escorted to the Belarusian capital of Minsk amid reports that it had explosives on board, according to
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