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Belarus is bringing migrants to new camps
According to the Polish government, Belarus has started to take the migrants camped at the closed Kuznica border crossing to another location by bus. Video footage obtained by Reuters news agency shows people waiting in a new camp near Kuznica on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland. According to reports, the migrants were brought to the new camp in groups and provided with food and water. According to an agency report, the first flight with Iraqi migrants from Belarus to their homeland is due to start on Thursday. This was reported by the Russian news agency RIA on Wednesday, citing the Iraqi ambassador in Moscow. In the border area between Belarus and Poland, thousands of people, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, are still waiting to get to Poland and thus to the European Union. According to official information, Poland has meanwhile stationed more than 20,000 security guards in the border area in the region of the city of Kuznica in order to prevent illegal entry. The government in Warsaw remains concerned. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on public radio that he did not expect any quick relaxation. Violent clashes broke out on Tuesday. Polish security forces used water cannons, migrants threw stones from Belarusian territory. Nine Polish security guards were injured in the process. The EU is accusing Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko of targeting migrants in retaliation for sanctions and then smuggling them into Poland. The Belarusian government rejects this.
In the border area between Belarus and Poland, thousands of people, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, are still waiting to get to Poland and thus to the European Union.