Latvia: Army attacks migrants with chemical weapons

Source: US News & World Report

“Latvian soldiers used tear gas ⁠and ⁠fired a warning shot to stop ⁠migrants trying to enter from Belarus, the army said on Wednesday, as the ​prime minister said Latvians were worried about a rising number of migrants trying to cross the border. Latvia, along with Poland and ‌Lithuania, has accused Belarus and its ‌ally Russia of orchestrating migrant flows from the Middle East and Africa in an attempt to destabilise countries ⁠on NATO’s eastern ⁠flank, an allegation both Minsk and Moscow deny.” (07/22/26)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-22/latvian-army-uses-tear-gas-warning-shot-against-migrants-from-belarus