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A graphic shows the flightpath the Ryanair Fflight flying from Athens to Vilnius and carrying Belarusian opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich, diverting and landing in Minsk. Reuters
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A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage off a Ryanair plane parked at Minsk International Airport. AFP
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A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Reuters
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Women stand with posters reading 'I am, we are Roman Protasevich' in the arrival area as passengers disembark at the airport in Vilnius, its initial destination. AFP
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A woman holds a poster reads "where is Roman Protasevich?!" as she waits to see passengers at the International Airport outside Vilnius. AP Photo
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Passengers are greeted as they disembark from the Ryanair passenger plane in Vilnius. AFP
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte speaks to journalists at Vilnius International Airport. AFP
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Young men and a woman wear the Belarus flag as passengers disembark from the Ryanair plane in Vilnius. AFP
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A graphic shows the flightpath the Ryanair Fflight flying from Athens to Vilnius and carrying Belarusian opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich, diverting and landing in Minsk. Reuters
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A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage off a Ryanair plane parked at Minsk International Airport. AFP
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A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Reuters
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Women stand with posters reading 'I am, we are Roman Protasevich' in the arrival area as passengers disembark at the airport in Vilnius, its initial destination. AFP
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A woman holds a poster reads "where is Roman Protasevich?!" as she waits to see passengers at the International Airport outside Vilnius. AP Photo
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Passengers are greeted as they disembark from the Ryanair passenger plane in Vilnius. AFP
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte speaks to journalists at Vilnius International Airport. AFP
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Young men and a woman wear the Belarus flag as passengers disembark from the Ryanair plane in Vilnius. AFP
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A graphic shows the flightpath the Ryanair Fflight flying from Athens to Vilnius and carrying Belarusian opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich, diverting and landing in Minsk. Reuters
Ryanair chief accuses Belarus of having spies on board 'hijacked' plane
Calls to impose sanctions as whereabouts of opposition journalist Roman Protasevich remains unknown
Brodie Owen
25 May, 2021
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