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‘He was very sad’: the moment Belarusian journo knew his time was up
The minute his plane was diverted, dissident Roman Protasevich tried to offload his luggage, but it was too late
Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be diverting to Minsk, capital of neighbouring Belarus.
There was no explanation.
But one of the passengers aboard the Boeing 737 reacted immediately, standing up from his seat, reaching into the overhead locker, pulling a laptop computer from his hand luggage and passing it to a female companion, with his cellphone...
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