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Bolivia has now complained to the UN Secretary-General - in a letter circulated to the entire General Assembly - that the diversion of its plane carrying President Morales was "a gross violation of international law." The plane, traveling from Russia to Bolivia, was diverted to Austria after an erroneous report - now believed to have come from the U.S. Ambassador to Austria - that the plane was carrying Edward Snowden. France and Portugal denied overflight, while Spain said it could land on its territory only on condition that the plane was searched. Bolivia has now placed the matter on the agenda of the General Assembly and "call[ed] upon the international community to take timely action in order to ensure that these acts do not go unpunished." The embarrassing mistake may well give rise to a new popular and recurring anti-American UNGA resolution.