Snowden affair diverts Bolivian president's plane in Europe

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By Alissa de Carbonnel and Daniel Ramos MOSCOW/LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia said President Evo Morales' plane was diverted on a flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions that Edward Snowden might be on board, as several countries spurned the former U.S. spy agency contractor's asylum requests. France and Portugal abruptly canceled air permits for Morales' plane, forcing the unscheduled stopover in Vienna. There was no evidence that Snowden, wanted by Washington for espionage after divulging classified details of U.S. ...




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