Latvian builds barbed wire fence next to Belarus, says its to protect border

Record ID: 1638885

  • Title: Latvian builds barbed wire fence next to Belarus, says its to protect border
  • Date: 28th September 2021
  • Summary: ROBEZNIEKI, LATVIA (SEPTEMBER 28, 2021) (REUTERS) (AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING) LATVIAN ARMY SOLDIERS CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY BARBED WIRE FENCE ON BORDER SOLDIERS WALKING AND TALKING BY FENCE GROUP OF SOLDIERS STANDING BY FENCE SOLDIER WATCHING OTHER SOLDIERS AND LATVIAN BORDER GUARDS BY FENCE FENCE ALONG BORDER BORDER GUARDS WALKING ALONG BY FENCE SOLDIER STANDING BY FENCE BORDER GUARDS AND SOLDIER WALKING BY FENCE BORDER MARKER BY FENCE
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2021 16:39
  • Keywords: Latvian army Latvian border guard barbed wire fence migrant crossings from Belarus razorwire fence
  • Location: ROBEZNIEKI, LATVIA
  • City: ROBEZNIEKI, LATVIA
  • Country: Latvia
  • Topics: Europe,Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EWMW0FT
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Latvian soldiers began building a barbed wire fence to protect the country's border with Belarus this week, the Latvian defence ministry said in a press release on Tuesday (September 28).
    The materials for the fence, stretching for five kilometres (3.1 miles) were donated by the Slovenian government, the press release said.
    Latvia's neighbours Poland and Lithuania have also deployed barbed wire fences at their borders with Belarus in recent months.
    The three countries have seen a sharp increase in illegal crossings by migrants from Belarus over the summer. The defence ministry's press release did not refer to migrant crossings.
    The EU have accused Belarus of encouraging migrants from Iraq, Afghanistan and African countries to cross the EU's external borders to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions Brussels has imposed on Minsk over rights abuses.
    (Production: Ints Kalnins, Lewis Macdonald)
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