12,000 troops, 4,000 border guards deployed at Belarus border: Poland
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Athira Sasidharan /
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Tuesday, 9 November, 2021 Poland has stationed over "12,000 servicemen, 4,000 border guards, and 1,500 police officers, including 250 counter-terror team members, at the border with Belarus", Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik said. This comes after hundreds of migrants attempted to forcibly enter the country on Monday. Poland has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to cross into Poland in response to EU sanctions.