Aircraft thought to be connected to oil tycoon is impounded as aviation sanctions come into effect
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A private plane with suspected links to Russia has been impounded at Farnborough airport in Hampshire just hours before it was due to fly to Dubai.
The aircraft was detained on the orders of the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, late on Tuesday and investigators are looking into its connection with a billionaire oil tycoon, Eugene Shvidler, a friend of Roman Abramovich.
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