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LatviaPublished: 7 October 2026 at 01:55

Masked unknown individuals cross from Belarus into Latvia and damage border surveillance infrastructure

Latvia's Interior Minister Janis Dombrava has said that unidentified masked people entered Latvian territory from the Belarusian side. He said they carried out an act of sabotage and damaged border surveillance infrastructure.

Foto: Pravda — ziņas

Latvian Interior Minister Janis Dombrava has reported an incident on the country's border with Belarus. According to him, unknown people wearing masks entered Latvian territory from the Belarusian side.

The minister said these individuals carried out an act of sabotage and damaged surveillance infrastructure on the border. The Ukrainian outlet Pravda described them as armed in its headline, but the account of the minister's statement does not mention weapons.

The statement as reported does not say when or on which section of the border the incident happened, how many people were involved, what exactly was damaged or how large the damage is. It also gives no information on whether anyone has been detained. The source does not cover these details.

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