“You have a bomb on the plane”: The scary message received by the crew of the Ryanair aircraft

A frightening message was received by the crew of the Ryanair aircraft that was forced to land in Minsk. Its Principles Belarus conveyed to flight attendants how the plane was trapped and they “advised” them to land, according to the recording of the conversations between the pilot and the control tower that was made public today.

“We have information from the special services that say that a bomb is on the plane and is going to be activated over Vilnius.” refers to this record in English published by the Air Transport Directorate of the Belarusian Ministry of Transport.

“Can you repeat this message?” the pilot replies and his interlocutors confirm the same information.

According to the APE-MPE, during the conversation, the inspector clarified that the notice of the presence of a bomb was sent “by email” and that this information has been communicated to “many airports”.

In a statement, the Belarusian Ministry of Transport reiterated today that this is an email stating that it comes from the Palestinian organization Hamas and that the bomb will explode over Vilnius if the European Union continues to support Israel.

The recording of the conversation with the control tower shows that the control tower was the one who persistently recommended that the plane land in Minsk. When the pilot asked where the “recommendation” came from, the tower replied “they are our recommendations”.

Belarusian authorities have been accused of hijacking a passenger flight from Athens to Vilnius, forcing it to land in Minsk to apprehend dissident Roman Protasevic, a 26-year-old opposition journalist who .