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Estonia Temporarily Closes Border Crossing With Russia

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Estonian police temporarily closed the Luhamaa border crossing with Russia after two Iranian citizens attempted to enter Estonia from Russia without authorization.
  • Estonia returned the pair to Russia, but Russian officials allowed them to try crossing again.
  • The crossing will remain closed until Russia resolves the situation.

Estonia has temporarily closed the Luhamaa border crossing with Russia after two Iranian citizens tried to enter the country again despite lacking the right to cross the border.

The two people had arrived from Russia and destroyed their travel documents after entering. Estonian authorities returned them to Russia.

However, Russian officials then allowed the pair to try crossing the border again. Estonian police responded by closing the Luhamaa crossing.

The crossing will remain closed until Russia resolves the situation.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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