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External EU border: Lithuania discovers migrant tunnel under border fence with Belarus

Two other tunnels under the border between Belarus and Lithuania had already been discovered in recent weeks

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Summary

Two other tunnels under the border between Belarus and Lithuania had already been discovered in recent weeks. The unfinished secret passage without exit was dug under the border fence at a depth of about 1.5 meters and reinforced with logs and boards, the authority in Vilnius informed. Lithuania has repeatedly accused Belarus of bringing migrants from crisis regions to the EU external border in an organised manner.

Furthermore, Secret passage into the EU: Migrants from Belarus to Lithuania should be smuggled through a tunnel. Lithuanian border guards have once again detected a tunnel under a border fence with Belarus.

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Two other tunnels under the border between Belarus and Lithuania had already been discovered in recent weeks.
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The unfinished secret passage without exit was dug under the border fence at a depth of about 1.5 meters and reinforced with logs and boards, the authority in Vilnius informed.
reliability low1/4 sources
Lithuania has repeatedly accused Belarus of bringing migrants from crisis regions to the EU external border in an organised manner.
reliability low1/4 sources

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Secret passage into the EU: Migrants from Belarus to Lithuania should be smuggled through a tunnel.
according to Handelsblatt +2
Lithuanian border guards have once again detected a tunnel under a border fence with Belarus.
according to DIE ZEIT +1