Bolivia alleges ‘aggression’ in Snowden drama

Bolivia’s president yesterday left Europe for home amid escalating diplomatic drama after his flight was rerouted and delayed overnight in Austria, allegedly because of suspicions he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward Snowden to Latin America.

Bolivia accused the US of ordering European countries to block President Evo Morales’s flight from their airspace, and accused European governments of “aggression” by thwarting the flight.

However, it’s still unclear whether European countries did block the plane and, if so, why. French, Spanish, and Portuguese officials all said the plane was allowed to cross their territory.