In the final chapter of a saga worthy of a spy novel, the U.S. and Russia completed one of the biggest prisoner swaps between the countries since the Cold War.
In a tightly choreographed diplomatic dance Friday, two planes—one from New York's La Guardia airport and another from Moscow—arrived at Vienna's airport within minutes of each other, parked nose-to-tail at a remote section on the tarmac, then spent about an hour and a half before departing just as quickly. A small bus was seen driving between the two planes, the Associated Press reported.
After the swap was completed, a Russian Emergencies Ministry Yakovlvev Yak-42 plane, carrying 10 Russian spies who were arrested in the U.S. June 27, left the Austrian capital. Shortly afterward, a maroon-and-white Boeing 767-200 that had brought the Russian agents in from New York took off, carrying four prisoner who had been held in Russia. State news agency RIA Novosti later reported that the plane carrying the Russian spies had landed in Moscow.
The United States and Russia have arranged a prisoner exchange for the ten Russian spies arrested last week. Courtesy Fox News.
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