80. Why did Belarus “Hijack” a Plane? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>Earlier this week, the Eastern European country Belarus stopped a plane travelling from Greece to Lithuania. While on the ground they took and arrested two of the passengers. This episode of Thinking in English will look at what happened, why Belarus took this action, and what some of the potential consequences could be for the country!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/05/26/80-why-did-belarus-hijack-a-plane-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/05/26/80-why-did-belarus-hijack-a-plane-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> <p><strong>Aboard (adv, preposition) - on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus or train</strong></p> <p><em>The flight attendant welcomed us aboard</em></p> <p><strong>To escort (v) - to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely</strong></p> <p><em>Security guards escorted the intruders from the building</em></p> <p><strong>To hijack (v) - to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence</strong></p> <p><em>Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris</em></p> <p><strong>Fraudulently (adv) - in a way that intends to deceive by doing something dishonest and illegal</strong></p> <p><em>Someone has been fraudulently using my name</em></p> <p><str