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Lithuania’s Vilnius airport said on Sunday it had temporarily halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace. (File Photo)

Lithuania’s Vilnius airport said on Saturday it had again halted operations due to suspected balloons appearing in its airspace, the latest in a series of interruptions of the Baltic nation’s air traffic in recent months.

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