Poland Sends 900 Troops to Border, Erecting Barbed-Wire Fencing to Stop Belarus Migrants
Poland has sent more than 900 troops to the border and set up a barbed-wire fence to deter Belarus migrants, the Associated Press reported.
Maciej Wasik, a deputy interior minister, tweeted pictures of the barbed wire running along the Poland-Belarus border. The Defense Ministry said the wire will run for about 60 miles of the 260-mile border. A fence to cover the most vulnerable stretch along the border will be installed soon.
About 2,100 people have tried to illegally cross the border so far this month, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. Border guards were able to stop 1,342 from entering the country and 758 "were detained and imprisoned in closed centers.
"The government's priority is the safety of Polish citizens," the ministry said. Poland is currently run by the right-wing Law and Justice party which "has been opposed to illegal and uncontrolled migration from the outset" and single out Belarus migrants as a "threat to our citizens."
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