Event 13da3fef-211e-4c7c-94e1-08c2856ecd78

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Latvia Country: Belarus Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants
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Event Time
1y ago
Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Belarusian services encourage armed migrants to cross into Latvia – Latvian border chief

Short Summary: Belarusian authorities reportedly armed migrants and encouraged them to cross into Latvia.

Description

Latvian border guards report that Belarusian services have offered firearms to migrants and encouraged them to cross the border into Latvia while armed. This was stated in an interview with Latvian Radio by the chief of the Latvian State Border Guard, Guntis Pujāts.

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Baltkrievijas dienesti migrantiem piedāvājuši šaujamieročus un tad bruņotiem šķērsot robežu ar Latviju.
Tā Latvijas robežsargiem esot apgalvojuši robežpārkāpēji, intervijā Latvijas Radio sacīja @VRS_gov_lv priekšnieks Guntis Pujāts.

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