Balloons from Belarus are causing chaos in Lithuania. Is it smugglers, or a hybrid attack?

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent in Vilnius

Lithuania State Border Guard Service A Lithuania State Border Guard Service handout photo shows a balloon with contraband cigarettes attached in a field. Lithuania says Belarus is launching these balloons over the border as a part of a "hybrid attack", and has declared a state of emergencyLithuania State Border Guard Service

Giant balloons carrying contraband cigarettes are crossing the border from Belarus into Lithuania – forcing the closure of the airspace

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