Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op...
by throwaway21_ on Monday May 24, 2021 @01:00PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Lauro_hijacking#Interc...
Looks like they learned from the best.
Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op...
by newacct583 on Monday May 24, 2021 @03:11PM
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The whataboutism here is just insane. Ronald Reagan OK's an interception of a plane containing a known terrorist 36 years ago and now it's OK to hijack airliners anywhere in the world for any reason?
Yeah, this is trolling.
Second: they let the plane in on a flight plan that clearly took it to Vilnius. Again, that's false pretenses.
Per the analogy above: consider a consulate telling someone "sure, you can board this plane without your passport, it's fine" and then arresting the person for a visa violation on landing.