Lithuania turns back 35 migrants at Belarus border
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Lithuania turned back 35 migrants at its border with Belarus over the past 24 hours.
- Latvia refused entry to 40 migrants during the same period, while Poland reported no such cases.
- Lithuanian authorities have refused entry to 1,314 migrants this year and 25,928 since the migration crisis began.
Lithuanian border authorities turned back 35 migrants at the country’s border with Belarus over the past 24 hours.
During the same period, Latvia refused entry to 40 migrants. Polish officials reported no similar cases.
Lithuanian officials say they have refused entry to 1,314 migrants so far this year and to 25,928 migrants since the beginning of the crisis.
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.