U.N. chief urges inquiry into 'disturbing' Belarus plane incident

FILE PHOTO: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by the interception of a plane and arrest of a dissident journalist by Belarus on Sunday, a U.N. spokesman said on Monday.

"The Secretary General supports calls for full, transparent and independent investigation into this disturbing incident and urges all relevant actors to cooperate with such an inquiry," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.