Passengers tell of panic and fear after plane diverted by Belarus

One person aboard flight FR4978 says detained opposition journalist appeared ‘very much afraid’

The first the passengers on flight FR4978 from Athens knew that anything was out of the ordinary was when the Ryanair Boeing 737-800, on a scheduled flight to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, went into a dramatic dive 10 minutes before it was due to land.

“We all on the plane panicked, because we thought we were going to crash,” Lithuanian passenger Raselle Grigoryeva, told ABC News. While the pilot announced an emergency diversion to Minsk, no explanation was given.

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