Originally Posted by mineistaken

From that same article:

"Austrian officials said Morales' plane was searched early Wednesday by Austrian border police after Morales gave permission. Bolivian and Austrian officials both said Snowden was not on board."

"Preventing the passage of a high-ranking government official's jet and even searching it is legal under international law but unprecedented in recent memory, aviation experts said."

Plane was searched and it was unprecedented.

Yep, this is coincidence - unprecedented "fuel stop" and then unprecedented search of presidential plane. It wasn't because of US interest of Showden, no no. Just 2 unprecedented "coincidences" happened at the same day.