# Latvian officials say armed masked men threatened troops during attempted migrant crossing

https://mins.news/en/item/88682

- Meduza, 2026-10-06 21:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/07/latvian-officials-say-armed-masked-men-threatened-troops-while-trying-to-push-20-migrants-across-from-belarus-then-crossed-into-latvia-themselves-and-stole-surveillance-cameras

> Latvian officials say armed, masked people tried to push 20 migrants from Belarus into Latvia and threatened Latvian soldiers, who stopped the crossing. Hours later, the group allegedly entered Latvia, damaged an electrical distribution panel, stole surveillance cameras, and returned to Belarus before border guards arrived.

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