٠٠:٠٢:١٩Polish border forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse migrants gathered at the closed Bruzgi-Kuznica crossing on the Belarus-Poland border on Tuesday.
The migrants hurled stones and sticks at the Polish side, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.
Official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovsky reportedly said that the Belarusian side would "initiate an investigation into the incident".
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops on the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place in an attempt to stem the flow.
Belarus: Polish border troops use tear gas against migrants at Bruzgi crossing
Polish border forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse migrants gathered at the closed Bruzgi-Kuznica crossing on the Belarus-Poland border on Tuesday.
The migrants hurled stones and sticks at the Polish side, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.
Official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovsky reportedly said that the Belarusian side would "initiate an investigation into the incident".
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops on the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place in an attempt to stem the flow.
Polish border forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse migrants gathered at the closed Bruzgi-Kuznica crossing on the Belarus-Poland border on Tuesday.
The migrants hurled stones and sticks at the Polish side, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.
Official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovsky reportedly said that the Belarusian side would "initiate an investigation into the incident".
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops on the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place in an attempt to stem the flow.