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Snowden case: Spain allows Evo Morales jet to fly over Snowden case: Bolivia condemns jet 'aggression'
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Spain has opened its airspace to Bolivian president Evo Morales' plane, after it was diverted to Austria amid suspicions Edward Snowden was on board. Bolivia has accused European countries of an "act of aggression" for refusing to allow its presidential jet into their airspace, amid suggestions US fugitive Edward Snowden was on board.
Austrian officials said the plane was searched and Mr Snowden, wanted by the US for leaking secrets, was not there. Bolivia said France, Portugal, Spain and Italy had blocked the plane from flying over their territory.
Bolivia has been enraged by Mr Morales' treatment, and has asked for a crisis meeting of South American leaders. President Evo Morales was flying back to Bolivia from Moscow when the plane was diverted to Vienna.
Mr Snowden is reportedly seeking asylum in Bolivia and several other countries to avoid extradition to the US. The jet was reportedly searched for Mr Snowden, wanted for leaking US secrets.
He is still believed to be in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. He was apparently not on board and is still believed to be in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, from where he is seeking asylum in Bolivia and several other countries.
Mr Morales was flying back to Bolivia from Moscow, where he had been holding talks with gas-exporting nations, when his plane was diverted. Bolivia's UN envoy Sacha Llorenti told reporters in Geneva that he would complain to the UN about the European countries' actions.
Bolivia accused officials in France, Portugal, Spain and Italy of blocking the plane from flying over their territories. "The decisions of these countries violated international law. We are already making procedures to denounce this to the UN secretary general," he said.
But France denied refusing the plane permission, and Spain subsequently said its airspace was open to the jet.But France denied refusing the plane permission, and Spain subsequently said its airspace was open to the jet.
And a further row broke out about whether the plane had been searched.
Austrian officials said the airport authorities had searched the plane, but Mr Llorenti and other Bolivian officials denied there was any search.
The plane took off from Vienna on Wednesday morning.
'Offence against Latin America'
Mr Morales said presidents should have the right to travel anywhere in the world.
"It's not an offence against the president, it is an offence against the country, against the whole of the Latin American region," he said before taking off.
Mr Snowden is wanted by the US on charges of leaking secrets he gathered while working as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), America's electronic spying agency.Mr Snowden is wanted by the US on charges of leaking secrets he gathered while working as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), America's electronic spying agency.
The leaking of thousands of classified intelligence documents prompted revelations that the US has been systematically seizing vast amounts of phone and web data.The leaking of thousands of classified intelligence documents prompted revelations that the US has been systematically seizing vast amounts of phone and web data.
National Intelligence Director James Clapper apologised on Tuesday for telling Congress in March that the NSA did not have a policy of gathering data on millions of Americans.National Intelligence Director James Clapper apologised on Tuesday for telling Congress in March that the NSA did not have a policy of gathering data on millions of Americans.
He said in a letter to the Senate intelligence committee that his answer had been "clearly erroneous".He said in a letter to the Senate intelligence committee that his answer had been "clearly erroneous".
China, Russia and several European countries have expressed anger with the US over the apparent scale of its surveillance programme.