Latvia’s State Border Guard reports that on Sunday, the 6th of August, a new provocation was observed on the Latvian-Belarusian border – wires were cut in the fence, allowing four men to illegally enter Latvia’s territory.
During a routine inspection of the border Kaplava border guard office found several persons who had cut through the fence and had illegally entered Latvia’s territory.
Representatives of Belarusian authorities helped illegal immigrants get over the fence by cutting a hole in the fence.
Later they sealed the hole in the fence to prevent the men from returning to Belarus.
All illegal border perpetrators were caught. All of them were returned to their country of origin in accordance with regulations in force during the state of emergency.
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