24 May 2021

Global criticism after fake bomb threat grounds plane in Belarus

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 24 May 2021

There's been global condemnation after a fake bomb threat was used to force a commercial flight to divert to Belarus where a journalist on board was arrested.

Worldwatch's Perlina Lau reports.

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has tweeted calling for a full investigation into the forced landing and for the immediate release of Roman Protasevich.