Coveney Calls For European Response To Belarus Plane Incident

The Foreign Affairs Minister has described the forced grounding of a Ryanair flight in Belarus as state sponsored aviation piracy

The flight - which was going from Greece to Lithuania - was forced to divert to Minsk so an opposition activist could be arrested. It’s believed his girlfriend was also removed from the flight along with Belarusian KGB agents.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says European leaders have to act
 

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