Blinken grounded by aircraft mechanical issue in Paris, drives to Brussels for NATO meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media, before departing, at Ben Gurion International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
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Blinken grounded by aircraft mechanical issue in Paris, drives to Brussels for NATO meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s aircraft had a mechanical issue in Paris on Wednesday, forcing his delegation to drive from Paris to Brussels for a meeting of NATO alliance foreign ministers, a State Department spokesperson said.

On a previous trip to Europe in January, Blinken was briefly stranded in the Swiss resort town of Davos due to an issue with his plane.

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