The rerouting of the Bolivian presidential plane through Europe ignited outrage Wednesday among Latin American leaders who called it a stunning violation of national sovereignty by countries with long histories of disrespect for the region.But as President Evo Morales headed home after an unplanned 14-hour layover in Vienna, there was no immediate sign that the anger would push members of Latin America’s leftist bloc to actually offer asylum to the man Morales was suspected of helping — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Snowden appeared to be nowhere closer to leaving the transit area of Moscow’s international airport and finding asylum in a country willing to resist U.S. pressure to extradite him.
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