Lithuania declared a state of emergency on Tuesday due to escalating security risks from repeated smuggling balloon incursions originating from Belarus.These incidents, which have disrupted civil aviation by forcing temporary halts at Vilnius Airport and threatening public safety, are viewed by Lithuanian officials as a deliberate act of disruption and a "hybrid attack."The emergency status grants the military expanded powers to cooperate with police against the organizers, aiming to protect national security interests and mitigate threats to human life and property.