Vilnius, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lithuania's Parliament declared a state of emergency in its border region with Belarus, the first time since the country's Independence.
The state of emergency, which is expected to come into effect on Wednesday, comes in response to hundreds of migrants trying to enter Poland from Belarus that led to disputes with the Polish security forces on Monday, according to local media LRT.
The state of emergency covers the entire border with Belarus and five kilometers inland, as well as in the migrant accommodation facilities in Kybartai, Medininkai, Pabrade, Rukla and Vilnius, Xinhua news agency reported.
The state of emergency will last for one month and could be extended later if needed, according to Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz