Lukashenko says acted 'to protect people' in plane diversion

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday that he acted "to protect people" by diverting a Ryanair flight over Belarusian airspace and denied that a fighter jet had forced the civilian aircraft to land. "I acted lawfully to protect our people," Lukashenko told members of parliament, the Belta state-run news agency...

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