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Police Temporarily Close Luhamaa Border Crossing After Migrants Try to Enter Estonia

From Postimees · () Estonian

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

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board temporarily closed the Luhamaa border crossing earlier than usual on Sunday.
  • Authorities said two Iranian citizens repeatedly tried to enter from Russia but lacked grounds to cross after destroying their travel documents.

Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board temporarily closed the Luhamaa border crossing on Sunday after two Iranian citizens repeatedly tried to enter the country illegally.

The South Prefecture said the crossing closed earlier than usual. It said the two people had repeatedly attempted to enter Estonia from Russia through Luhamaa during the day.

Authorities said the pair had no grounds to cross because they destroyed their travel documents immediately after arriving on Russian territory.

We closed the Luhamaa border crossing earlier than usual today. During the day, two Iranian citizens repeatedly tried to enter Estonia through the Luhamaa border crossing from Russia.

· South PrefectureThe police authority explained why it closed the crossing early.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. 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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