South Americans furious over treatment of Bolivian President's Plane -m live guardian blog

South American nations furious over diversion of Bolivian president's plane – live

• Plane diverts to Austria amid fears Snowden on board
• Foreign minister: France, Italy Spain and Portugal denied airspace permits
• Snowden not on board, according to officials in Vienna
• Bolivia accuses United States of 'hostile act'
• Summary of the day's events

• Oliver Laughland, Helen Davidson and Haroon Siddique
• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 July 2013

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Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador, has also railed against what he called an "affront to our America," and called on his fellow South American presidents to "take action".

Posting on Twitter, Correa wrote: “Decisive hours for UNASUR! Either we graduated from the colonies, or we claim our independence, sovereignty and dignity. We are all Bolivia!”

Correa said he was trying to convene a UNASUR meeting with other South American leaders.

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