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Migrants attempted to cross the Polish border in groups of several dozen

Foreigners who attempted to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border on July 15 came from countries including Yemen, Iran, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan. Border Guard officers from Narewka, Czeremcha, Mielnik, Płaska, Michałów, and Czeremcha conducted operations to combat illegal migration.

Near Czeremcha and Mielnik, migrants attempted to cross the border in groups of several dozen. All were immediately detained. Polish patrols were also attacked. During one such incident, a Border Guard vehicle was damaged.

Border Guard officers in Leipzig detained a courier. The 22-year-old Ukrainian citizen attempted to transport a group of illegal migrants to Western Europe.