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Unknown masked people broke through from Belarus to Latvia

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The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia, Janis Dombrava, reported on the social network X that a group of aggressive masked people tried to enter Latvia from Belarus, threatening the military and trying to forcefully smuggle about 20 illegal migrants.
Border guards stopped them, but later unknown persons entered the territory, damaged the switchboard, stole cameras and returned to Belarus.

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Latvia, as a Baltic state and NATO member, is strengthening border controls in response to an increase in attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus, which is often used as a transit route for migrants heading to the EU.

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A group of aggressive masked people tried to penetrate from Belarus into Latvia. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Baltic country, Janis Dombrava, on the social network X.

According to him, unknown persons, threatening the Latvian military, tried to force about 20 illegal migrants into the country. Latvian border guards did not let them through. However, after a while, unknown persons still entered the territory of the republic, damaged the switchboard and stole the cameras, and then returned to Belarus.

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Latvia will strengthen border controls and may deploy additional military forces on the border with Belarus
Likely · Within days
Investigations may be launched into the involvement of Belarusian structures in organizing the crossing of migrants
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

Who were the masked people and how are they connected to the migrants?
Were the participants in the incident detained?
What was the fate of the 20 illegal migrants?
Is there evidence of involvement of the Belarusian authorities?