# ‘A Ceuta-style surge is possible’: Border tensions on NATO’s eastern flank

https://mins.news/en/item/93554

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 16:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/a-ceuta-style-surge-is-possible-border-tensions-on-natos-eastern-flank?traffic_source=rss

> Masked armed men accompanied 20 undocumented migrants in an attempted crossing from Belarus into Latvia. In a later incident, masked men entered Latvia, damaged an electrical box and stole surveillance cameras before returning to Belarus; Latvian officials called it orchestrated sabotage. Experts warn that rising border violations are testing Latvia, which they say is poorly prepared for security and humanitarian pressures.

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