US, Russian flights land in Vienna as part of landmark spy swap deal involving 14 people

US, Russian flights land in Vienna for spy swap

VIENNA — U.S. and Russian flights believed to be carrying candidates for a 14-person exchange have landed in Vienna as part of the largest spy swap since the Cold War.

A maroon-and-white Boeing 767-200 charter carrying 10 deported Russian agents landed Friday morning after flying overnight from New York’s La Guardia airport. Within minutes, it came to a halt behind a Russian Emergencies Ministry plane thought to be carrying the four Russians to be exchanged.

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VIENNA (AP) — A U.S. flight believed carrying 10 deported Russian agents has landed in Vienna as part of a spy swap between Moscow and Washington.

The maroon and white Boeing 767-200 charter landed Friday from an overnight flight from New York’s La Guardia airport. The 10 spies are to be exchanged for four convicted Russians.