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Poland: Border forces arrive as migrants attempt to cross from Belarus at night00:31
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Polish border guards were seen preventing migrants from the Belarusian side trying to cross the border on Friday night, near the town of Czeremcha.

The area appeared smoke-filled as migrants shone torches from across the barbed fence, where Polish police and border forces had arrived at the scene.

According to police, at least 100 migrants are estimated to have been waiting for the possibility to cross the border illegally.

On the same night, the body of a young Syrian man was found near the Polish border village Wolka Terechowska. The possible cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Poland: Border forces arrive as migrants attempt to cross from Belarus at night

Poland, Czeremcha
November 13, 2021 at 10:22 GMT +00:00 · Published

Polish border guards were seen preventing migrants from the Belarusian side trying to cross the border on Friday night, near the town of Czeremcha.

The area appeared smoke-filled as migrants shone torches from across the barbed fence, where Polish police and border forces had arrived at the scene.

According to police, at least 100 migrants are estimated to have been waiting for the possibility to cross the border illegally.

On the same night, the body of a young Syrian man was found near the Polish border village Wolka Terechowska. The possible cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

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Mandatory Credit to Border Guard (Straż Graniczna)

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Polish border guards were seen preventing migrants from the Belarusian side trying to cross the border on Friday night, near the town of Czeremcha.

The area appeared smoke-filled as migrants shone torches from across the barbed fence, where Polish police and border forces had arrived at the scene.

According to police, at least 100 migrants are estimated to have been waiting for the possibility to cross the border illegally.

On the same night, the body of a young Syrian man was found near the Polish border village Wolka Terechowska. The possible cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

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