Lithuania to fence first 110 km of Belarus border by April


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  • Monday, 13 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: A razor wire barrier is installed on border with Belarus in Druskininkai, Lithuania July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

(Corrects name of military base to Adazi, not Ainazi)

ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - The Lithuanian government said on Monday work would start this month on the first section of fence along the Belarus border aimed at keeping out migrants, a 110 km (70 miles) stretch topped with razor wire that should be finished by April.

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