Event 600

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Belarus",
    "LV",
    "BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Border",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Latvian police detained a group of migrants, apparently having crossed the border illegally, near the Latvian–Belarusian border. The migrants were discovered and apprehended by border guards, with coverage showing their presence on the roadside and subsequent police actions. The situation is reported as ongoing with authorities responding on-site.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot shows Latvian police cars at a roadside near forested border zone.",
    "Photographs of detained individuals, belongings, and their apprehension.",
    "Video stills of police and border guards on scene and interviews with officials.",
    "Map screenshot showing incident near Latvia-Belarus border."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Latvijas policija aiztur bēgļus, kas, visticamāk, šķērsojuši robežu.",
    "Migrantu grupa noķerta uzreiz pēc nelegālas robežas šķērsošanas.",
    "Uz robežas darbojas Latvijas policija un robežsargi."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Weaponized Migrants With Deception",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot shows Latvian police cars at a roadside near forested border zone.",
            "Photographs of detained individuals, belongings, and their apprehension.",
            "Video stills of police and border guards on scene and interviews with officials.",
            "Map screenshot showing incident near Latvia-Belarus border."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvian police detain migrants after suspected illegal border crossing from Belarus",
  "location_text": "Latvia-Belarus border area",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_600_1763932330_ed3b42ec.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Smugglers impersonated authorities. ??Latvia: fake police van used for smuggling migrants",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1843587112924524775.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvian border guards and police detained migrants who crossed into Latvia from Belarus.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1843587112924524775.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Weaponized Migrants with Deception",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "8-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Smugglers impersonated authorities. ??Latvia: fake police van used for smuggling migrants",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvia: fake police van used for smuggling migrants",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1843587112924524775.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}