Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloons forced shutdown

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian government will reopen two border crossings with Belarus on Thursday that were closed because of smugglers’ balloons crossing the frontier, Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic said. He told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday the restrictions were “no longer necessary to ensure internal security.” The Salcininkai-Benyakoni and Medininkai-Kamenny crossings were closed for one month from October 30, due to the threat to aviation after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered Lithuanian airspace.

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