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What was the nationality of the airline which Roman Protasevich was flying with when arrested?

  • Belarus

  • Lithuania

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Roman Protasevich was arrested on 23 May 2021 by Belarusian authorities while his plane, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, was en route from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania. The plane was diverted to Minsk, Belarus, after a bomb threat was made against the plane. Protasevich was a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist who had been critical of the government of Alexander Lukashenko.
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