Migrant Shot with Rubber Bullet at Poland-Belarus Border
Poland’s Armed Forces reported that soldiers used rubber bullets while trying to stop a group of migrants illegally crossing from Belarus on Tuesday. According to the Operational Command (DORSZ), the migrants ignored orders, prompting the use of coercive measures to protect troops and control the situation, CE Report quotes PAP
Five migrants were detained and handed over to the Border Guard. One Sudanese national was shot in the thigh with a rubber bullet and taken to a hospital in Hajnowka; his life is not in danger.
The Border Guard recorded around 100 illegal crossing attempts that day. A group of 20 migrants managed to breach the border but were later apprehended.
