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Media, threat to Baltic airspace from Belarus, NATO fighter in flight

The alarm went off at 00:35 local time, 23:35 in Italy

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NATO fighter jets took off after the sighting of an object from Belarus headed towards the Baltic countries.
Lithuania and Latvia have issued air warnings; the Latvian army has activated interceptor drones and air defense units.
The alarm went off at 00:35 local time.

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Lithuania and Latvia, Baltic countries bordering Belarus, have issued air alerts after the sighting of an object headed towards the region. NATO scrambled fighter jets in response.

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NATO fighter jets were scrambled following the sighting of an object from Belarus headed towards the Baltic countries. Reuters reports this on its website, citing the Lithuanian National Center for Crisis Management.

Lithuania had issued an air alert on Tuesday evening, and shortly afterwards Latvia also warned the population of the Ludza region, bordering Belarus, to seek refuge following a threat in the airspace. This was reported by the Latvian public service broadcaster, Lsm.

The Latvian army announced that it had activated interceptor drones and air defense units.

The alarm then returned at 00:35 local time, 23:35 in Italy.

Open Questions

What was the nature of the object sighted
Whether the object violated Lithuanian or Latvian airspace
Which NATO countries took off the fighters