Latvia increases Belarus border protection after 96 illegal crossing attempts

VILNIUS (Reuters) – Latvia recalled border guards from holidays on Tuesday to strengthen the patrol of its border with Belarus, after 96 attempts to cross illegally in 24 hours, the border guard service said.

(Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius and Janis Laizans in Riga; Editing by Alison Williams)

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