US charges Belarus officials with air piracy over Ryanair flight diversion

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Airport personnel and security forces are seen on the tarmac in front of a Ryanair flight which was forced to land in Minsk, Belarus, May 23, 2021. ― Handout via Reuters Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. NEW YORK, Jan 21 ― The US Justice department charged four Belarus officials with air piracy yesterday for last year's forced diversion of a Ryanair flight in order to arrest a dissident on board.Two top officials of the state air navigation authority and two security officials were accused of conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy for allegedly taking part in a fake bomb scare scheme to force the aircraft to land in Minsk on May 23, 2021, so that the Belarusian government could seize opposition campaigner Roman Protasevich.The charges, filed in federal court in new York, said Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens to Vilnius had been…