Plane carrying Bolivian president rerouted over Snowden fears

A plane carrying Bolivian president Evo Morales was rerouted to Austria after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden was on board.

Officials in both Austria and Bolivia said Mr Snowden was not on the plane, which was taking Mr Morales home from a summit in Russia, where he had suggested that his government would be willing to consider granting asylum to the American.