Lithuania plans to build a wall along its border with Belarus in a bid to deter migrants and refugees.

The move, announced by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte on Wednesday, comes as officials from the Baltic country have accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of purposefully sending migrant flows across the border as part of a “hybrid attack,” according to Al Jazeera.

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