12 Polish officers were injured in the course of migrants’ attack that took place at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on November 16, Jarosław Szymczyk, head of Poland’s National Police Headquarters told TV station Polsatnews.
Earlier, it was reported about 7 injured persons. According to Szymczyk, 9 policemen (including one woman), 2 border guards and 1 serviceman were hurt.
Jarosław Szymczyk believes that yesterday’s attack involving migrants was a well-prepared and planned action. In his opinion, the people who tried to break through the border were trained in Belarus; among the most aggressive persons were Belarusian security officers, he said. The people who attacked the border crossing had flashbang grenades.
?Migrants throwing logs, metal pipes over #Poland‘s border fence, aiming at #Polish guards. Video: TG Motolkohelp #Belarus #EU #HybridAttack pic.twitter.com/5VFvdJ2mmy
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) November 16, 2021
On Tuesday morning, a group of migrants who were seeking to illegally cross the Belarus-EU border, started to throw stones, logs, metal pieces at Polish border guards from the Belarusian side.
Monday’s incident at #Bruzgi–#Kuznica checkpoint: #Polish MoD reports mainly ‘agressive young men’ being involved in attacks on #Poland border #MigrationCrisis #HybridAttack #EU #Lukashenka pic.twitter.com/cVgFd7D7cp
— Belsat in English (@Belsat_Eng) November 16, 2021