(ANSA-AFP) - MINSK, SEP 11 - Belarus on Monday accused Poland
of firing warning shots and using tear gas and physical force to
push back migrants trying to enter the European Union through
their volatile border. Ties between Minsk and Warsaw, frozen for
years, hit new lows after Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko
allowed Russia to use his country to attack Ukraine, which
Poland backs. The Belarusian border service said Polish guards
routinely use "violence and abuse" to turn away refugees,
including using tear gas and physical force. "Recently, there
have been several cases when Polish soldiers took foreigners to
the fence on the border with Belarus and then forced them out
through the animal wicket," a statement said. "At the same time,
in order to intimidate people, Polish law enforcers pointed
their weapons at the refugees and fired several shots over their
heads." (ANSA-AFP).
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