Balloons from Belarus Disrupt Lithuanian Airspace
Vilnius Airport briefly suspended operations after smuggler balloons from Belarus were detected in Lithuanian airspace. This marks the latest in a series of incidents since October. Authorities accuse Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of facilitating the cross-border smuggling of cigarettes using weather balloons.
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Lithuania's main airport in the capital reported a temporary halt in operations early Wednesday following the discovery of suspected smuggler balloons from Belarus drifting into its airspace.
According to a Facebook post by Vilnius Airport, the airspace closure lasted for an hour, constituting one of over a dozen incidents since last October.
Officials claim that smugglers use weather balloons to illegally transport cigarettes across the border, accusing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of failing to address the issue.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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