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  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/25.04.2025-warning-shots-fired-by-latvian-border-guard.a596739",
  "source": "csv-import",
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  "category": "Military & Paramilitary Operations",
  "subcategory": "Conventional Military Pressure",
  "incident_type": "Unknown",
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  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
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    "warning shots",
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    "Krāslava district",
    "National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit",
    "Special Operations Service Sigma",
    "unmanned aerial vehicle"
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  "where_text": "Land",
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  "description": "On April 24, 2025, Latvian border guards used an unmanned aerial vehicle during patrol near Asūne parish, Krāslava district, to identify a group of seven people attempting unauthorized state border crossing. The guards ordered the group to stop in multiple languages, but the group fled and exhibited hostile behavior by throwing logs and stones. A border guard fired two warning shots into the air to stop the violators; two stopped after the first shot and five after the second. The National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit, Special Operations Service \"Sigma,\" and a dog handler supported the operation.",
  "summary_short": "Latvian border guards fired two warning shots to deter seven illegal border crossers near Asūne parish on April 24, 2025.",
  "summary_extended": "On April 24, 2025, Latvian border guards conducting an area survey with a drone near Asūne parish, Krāslava district, encountered seven individuals attempting illegal border crossing. Despite orders to stop given in multiple languages, the group fled and showed aggression by throwing logs and stones at the guards. To deter the violators, one border guard fired two warning shots into the air. Two individuals stopped after the first shot, while the remaining five ceased their escape after the second. Support was provided by the National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit, Special Operations Service \"Sigma,\" and a dog handler with a service dog. This incident highlights ongoing security pressures on Latvia’s eastern border.",
  "actor_primary": "Latvian border guard",
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  "location_text": "Asūne parish, Krāslava district, Latvia",
  "location_region": "Krāslava district",
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  "location_coordinates_lon": null,
  "location_precision": "Regional",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "DEFENSE_PREP_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "Classified as aggressor event because it describes a hostile group attempting illegal border crossing and aggressive behavior against Latvian border guards. Classified as defense preparation event because Latvian border guards used warning shots and were supported by the National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit and Special Operations Service Sigma to deter and contain the violators, demonstrating active border security measures.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
  "created_at": "2026-02-01T00:14:46.286Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T21:58:45.356Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
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  "time_precision_band": "within_24h",
  "severity_band": "minor",
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  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/25.04.2025-warning-shots-fired-by-latvian-border-guard.a596739",
  "source": "csv-import",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Military & Paramilitary Operations",
  "subcategory": "Conventional Military Pressure",
  "incident_type": "Unknown",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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    "illegal border crossing",
    "warning shots",
    "Asūne parish",
    "Krāslava district",
    "National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit",
    "Special Operations Service Sigma",
    "unmanned aerial vehicle"
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    "Node 1: Borders"
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  "where_text": "Land",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "On April 24, 2025, Latvian border guards used an unmanned aerial vehicle during patrol near Asūne parish, Krāslava district, to identify a group of seven people attempting unauthorized state border crossing. The guards ordered the group to stop in multiple languages, but the group fled and exhibited hostile behavior by throwing logs and stones. A border guard fired two warning shots into the air to stop the violators; two stopped after the first shot and five after the second. The National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit, Special Operations Service \"Sigma,\" and a dog handler supported the operation.",
  "summary_short": "Latvian border guards fired two warning shots to deter seven illegal border crossers near Asūne parish on April 24, 2025.",
  "summary_extended": "On April 24, 2025, Latvian border guards conducting an area survey with a drone near Asūne parish, Krāslava district, encountered seven individuals attempting illegal border crossing. Despite orders to stop given in multiple languages, the group fled and showed aggression by throwing logs and stones at the guards. To deter the violators, one border guard fired two warning shots into the air. Two individuals stopped after the first shot, while the remaining five ceased their escape after the second. Support was provided by the National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit, Special Operations Service \"Sigma,\" and a dog handler with a service dog. This incident highlights ongoing security pressures on Latvia’s eastern border.",
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  "location_region": "Krāslava district",
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  "location_coordinates_lon": null,
  "location_precision": "Regional",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
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  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "Classified as aggressor event because it describes a hostile group attempting illegal border crossing and aggressive behavior against Latvian border guards. Classified as defense preparation event because Latvian border guards used warning shots and were supported by the National Armed Forces Rapid Response Unit and Special Operations Service Sigma to deter and contain the violators, demonstrating active border security measures.",
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  "end_time_utc": null,
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