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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by bellyfullofbac on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:58PM (#27257558)
Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? But I guess if I were the Ryanair captain responsible for all souls onboard, landing it is the safest choice.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by csomar on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:15PM (#27257692)
> Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down?

No sane or insane pilot is going to risk it, however. Unless the pilot was certain that his and all of passengers fate were in danger, they are going to follow that fighter jet.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by dzhiurgis on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:25PM (#27259208)
I think that just changed hours ago. Flying over Russian/Belarus is now considered harmful.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by tomjen3 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:00PM (#27259762)
A sane government would not, but a sane government would also not hijack the plane.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cortesoft on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:16PM (#27257695)
Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by elliekelly on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:26PM (#27257783)
Not intentionally.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by tremon on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:58PM (#27258020)
No need to go looking for examples from halfway across the world, Russia was complicit in the downing of MH-17 over Ukraine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-17#Cause_of_the_crash
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by V-2 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:13PM (#27259483)
And directly responsible back in the Soviet era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cmrdporcupine on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:25PM (#27258281)
Yes, intentionally:

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cortesoft on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:23PM (#27258255)
A court in Canada ruled that it was intentional https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by elliekelly on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:14PM (#27258647)
It was a default judgment.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by tut-urut-utut on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:33PM (#27258779)
Would that need to be either Iranian or some international court? Why would a Canadian court be responsible for Iranian air zone?
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cmrdporcupine on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:25PM (#27260557)
Because it was mostly Canadians murdered on that aircraft.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cortesoft on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:37PM (#27259270)
What international court?
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by goatinaboat on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:50PM (#27257962)
Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility.

Don’t forget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by varjag on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:47PM (#27257936)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/14/a...
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