Event 87b23e57-d4d2-46c4-af6b-8ff668eed51c

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Finland Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20089020

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: First batch of abandoned asylum seekers' bicycles sold

Short Summary: Bicycles abandoned by asylum seekers at the Finland-Russia border were auctioned after bicycle crossings were banned.

Description

Finnish authorities have sold about 100 bicycles abandoned by asylum seekers near the eastern Vaalimaa border crossing last autumn. The bikes had been left behind after Finland banned crossing the border by bicycle.

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About 100 bicycles that were left by asylum seekers near the eastern Vaalimaa border crossing last autumn were sold at auction on Thursday morning.

The practice of crossing by bicycle is now banned, with border authorities pointing to concerns about safety and irregular migration.

The Lappeenranta customs office said that the first batch of about 400 bicycles abandoned at the Vaalimaa and Nuijamaa crossings has now been sold.

Source

https://yle.fi/a/74-20089020