MOSCOW – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a Ryanair flight carrying a key opposition blogger and headed for Lithuania to land in the Belarusian capital Minsk on May 21 and detained him on arrival, officials and rights activists said.
Reuters: Belarus forces Vilnius-bound Ryanair plane to land to detain blogger
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) is parked on Minsk International Airport's apron in Minsk, on May 23, 2021.
