Crowds in La Paz give Bolivian President Evo Morales a hero's welcome late Wednesday evening.<br /> <br />Morales' flight home from Moscow became a dramatic journey when France and Portugal suddenly denied his plane entry over their airspace, forcing the aircraft to make an unexpected landing in Vienna Tuesday.<br /> <br />He said the reason behind the diplomatic row stemmed from a belief that Morales was harbouring U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden onboard;<br /> <br />Morales said that Bolivia refused to be bullied.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT EVO MORALES SAYING:<br /> <br />"This was an open provocation toward a continent, not just a president. North American imperialism uses its people to terrify and intimidate us. I just want to say they will never frighten us because we are a people of dignity and sovereignty."<br /> <br />Other Latin American countries were also fuming over the incident, calling it "unfriendly and unjustifiable."<br /> <br />The move promoted a 12-nation, South American trading bloc
