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Flights Suspended at Vilnius Airport for Second Time Over Suspected Balloons
- Lithuania's Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, according to the airport operator's statement.
- Since early October, Vilnius airport has been closed more than 10 times due to similar incidents involving balloons.
- Lithuania claims the balloons are sent by smugglers transporting cigarettes from Belarus, blaming Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for not stopping these incidents.
- Lukashenko has accused the West of fighting a hybrid war against Belarus and Russia.
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Lithuania airport shuts for a second time on Wednesday over balloons
Lithuania's Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the operator said in a statement, the latest in a string of such incidents in recent months.
·United Kingdom
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Lithuanian authorities had to close Vilnius Airport several times on Thursday night due to balloons.
·Estonia
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Lithuanian authorities have previously said that balloons from Belarus are being used to smuggle cigarettes into the EU.
·Denmark
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Once again, the airport in the capital of Lithuania is closing for the same reason
The Lukashenko regime continues its hybrid attacks.
On Wednesday evening, it was reported that Vilnius Airport was closed due to the detection of smuggled balloons.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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