Summary
Headline: Warning shots fired by Latvian border guard
Short Summary: Latvian border guards fired warning shots to stop a group attempting illegal border crossing on April 24, 2025.
Description and Notes
Latvian border guards fired warning shots to deter seven individuals attempting to illegally cross the national border near Acte parish and Kārsava district on April 24, 2025. The group stopped and complied after two warning shots were fired.
Notes: ??Latvian border enforcement escalates as migrants grow more aggressive.
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- "A border guard used a firearm on Thursday, April 24 firing two warning shots to deter seven violators from illegally crossing the state border, according to a release from the State Border Guard."
- "The border guards immediately went to this group of people and gave an order in several languages: 'Stop! State Border Guard!' But the people did not react and started to move in their original direct..."
- "After the warning shot or after the last one being fired and the group had stopped, two more continued to run away in the direction from where they had come. After the second warning shot, three peopl..."
Location
Location: Acte parish, Kārsava district, Latvia
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