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Belarusian opposition blogger detained after Ryanair flight diverted under fighter jet escort

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, sent a fighter jet to intercept a European airliner traveling through the country's airspace on Sunday and ordered the plane to land in the capital, Minsk, where a prominent opposition journalist aboard was arrested. Charlie D'Agata reports on the international outrage the incident – that some believe was a hijacking – has caused.
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