In the vicinity of Starzyna, a group of migrants made attempt to forcibly cross the Polish-Belarusian border. The aggressors threw rocks at the officers. No one was hurt.
“This happened on Friday afternoon,” Tomasz Krupa, the spokesman of Podlaska police said on Saturday morning.
A group of migrants tried to cross the Polish-Belarusian border near Starzyna (Hajnówka county). The police and military intervened. The migrants threw stones at the officers. None of the intervening officers were injured, but two police vehicles were damaged.
Pictures attached to the posts show that one police car has a broken side window. The other has numerous dents on the side of the vehicle. More than 60 police officers were involved in the intervention.
Wczoraj po 16 w okolicach Starzyny interweniowali policjanci. Grupa migrantów obrzucała funkcjonariuszy i żołnierzy kamieniami. Żaden z interweniujących policjantów nie odniósł obrażeń, uszkodzone zostały 2 policyjne furgony. pic.twitter.com/Jb9q1IQEdB
— podlaska Policja (@podlaskaPolicja) November 20, 2021
Moreover, the Border Guard provided information that near Dubicze Cerkiewne several attempts to force the border had occurred.
Yesterday near #DubiczeCerkiewne several attempts to force the border occurred. The largest group consisted of about 200 foreigners. The foreigners were aggressive, throwing stones, firecrackers, and using tear gas. https://t.co/mjbdl5Zair
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) November 20, 2021
