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[INTERNATIONAL] · Lithuania, Belarus · 24 sources

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Lithuania finds third underground tunnel under Belarus border

Lithuanian State Border Guard officials announced the discovery of a third underground tunnel beneath the fence on the Lithuania‑Belarus border. The unfinished passage, about 1.5 m deep and reinforced with tree trunks and wooden boards, extends roughly four metres from Belarusian territory into Lithuanian soil near the village of Latežeris in the Druskininkai municipality.

The tunnel has no exit on the Lithuanian side and was sealed after detection. Authorities say this is the third such tunnel uncovered in recent weeks, part of at least 12 recorded attempts this year to breach the border underground. Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas ordered an internal investigation, while Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius criticised the delayed public announcement of a prior incident in which border guards were attacked by migrants resisting arrest. Lithuania has repeatedly accused Belarus of organising migrant smuggling and has reinforced the border with a fence and increased surveillance.

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