World reacts to Belarus plane ‘hijacking’, arrest of journalist
Al Jazeera
Fierce outcry as Belarus forces a passenger plane carrying a wanted journalist to divert and land in its capital.
European countries, the United States and the United Nations have condemned Belarus after authorities there forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted journalist to divert and land in its capital. In what was described by some European Union leaders as a “hijacking”, the passenger plane flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday was suddenly diverted to Minsk and escorted there by a Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jet. After landing, authorities took journalist Roman Protasevich into custody.More Related News