Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
has sacked two of the nation's top defense officials after two Swedish
advertising agency employees piloted a light plane into the country's
heavily guarded airspace, dropping 879 teddy bears decked out in
parachutes and slogans supporting human rights.
Lukashenko has ruled Belarus, a nation of 10 million, since 1994,
stifling dissent and independent media. He also has boasted about the
capabilities of a joint air defense system that Belarus has formed with
Russia.
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