Event b51626bb-1599-4bd4-9d5c-cb9af74125ca

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

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

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/06.04.2024-over-1...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Over 100 Belarus-Latvia border crossing attempts in April

Short Summary: Latvia reports a surge of over 100 illegal border crossing attempts from Belarus in early April 2024.

Description

In the first days of April 2024, over 100 attempts to illegally cross the Belarus-Latvia border were recorded, following rising numbers in previous months and highlighting ongoing migration pressure, allegedly facilitated by Belarus.

Evidence

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Over 100 attempts to cross the Latvian-Belarusian border illegally have been prevented in the last four days.

"The relative calm on the Latvian-Belarussian border is over – with every warmer day, the number of illegal border crossers increases, Latvian Television reported on April 5."

"There are people from Asia, from Africa, from countries such as Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan."

The border guard chief stated that most of them dream of getting to Germany.

The penalty for such border violations is a one-year ban on entering Latvia.

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/06.04.2024-over-100-belarus-latvia-border-crossing-attempts-in-april.a549402/