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Belarus accused of ‘state-sponsored piracy’ as fury mounts over diversion of Ryanair flight
International condemnation grew Monday after the authoritarian leader of Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk in order to arrest a dissident journalist, in what the airline’s boss described as a “state-sponsored hijacking.” Some European leaders variously called for airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, their citizens to leave the country, and for the release of
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