Poland says police hit with stones by migrants at border

Polish authorities reported Sunday {that a} group of migrants who tried to cross the border from Belarus attacked Polish law enforcement officials with stones, hitting one within the helmet.
Police stated that incident occurred Saturday night close to Kolonia Klukowicze, a village near the border with Belarus. The affect of the stone was so forceful that “the helmet protecting the policeman’s head was damaged,” police stated.
In a separate incident some three hours earlier, about 50 migrants broke by a border barrier by pressure close to a unique border village, Starzyna, police reported. Police stated they detained 22 Iraqi residents.
They are the most recent developments in a tense standoff on the jap frontier of Poland, which can also be the jap fringe of each the European Union and NATO.
The EU accuses Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko of orchestrating a big motion of migrants from the Middle East to the border in retaliation for sanctions on his repressive rule.

Belarus denies the allegations, however had warned in the summertime that it’s going to not cease migrants and others in search of to enter the EU.
Many of the migrants are actually caught in makeshift camps in freezing climate as Poland has strengthened its border with 15,000 troopers along with border guards and police in an try and cease migrants and refugees from coming into the nation.
Most are fleeing battle, poverty or hopelessness in Syria and Iraq and hope to achieve Germany or elsewhere in western Europe.
Poland’s Border Guard company stated it has recorded over 33,000 unlawful makes an attempt to cross its border from Belarus to date this yr, up from some 120 final yr.
Some individuals are identified to make a number of makes an attempt, and German authorities stated that they’ve recorded greater than 9,000 arrivals of migrants who’ve come by Belarus.
Polish police have additionally been detaining individuals suspected of smuggling the migrants, with two residents of Georgia, one Pole and one Syrian detained on Saturday.
Poland’s Interior Ministry stated it is usually in search of to dispel rumours amongst migrants that Poland has agreed to move the migrants to Germany on Monday.
The authorities stated it’s sending safety alerts in English to peoples’ telephones within the space saying: “It’s a total lie and nonsense! Poland will continue to protect its border with Belarus.”