Parachuting teddy bears breach "heavily guarded" airspace

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"Teddy bears drop in, bring down 2 Belarus generals
By By YURAS KARMANAU and FRANK JORDANS – 1 day ago
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — It's probably the first time in history that teddy bears have defeated generals.
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."
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Pi1otguy said:
What were they supposed to do? Shoot down an unarmed civilian plane caring teddy bears?
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The pilots didn't indicate they were even visited by interceptors, which would presumably be the first step.
 
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