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Belarus accused of hijacking Ryanair plane - BBC News
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5:28Now PlayingA Ryanair plane from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus for several hours on Sunday, with activists saying it was done to arrest a dissident journalist on board.
EU leaders are due to discuss their response to what the union's executive called a "hijacking" and the US state department said was "a shocking act".
Belarus scrambled a fighter jet to force the plane to land in Minsk, claiming a bomb threat.
Police came and took Roman Protasevich away when passengers disembarked.
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