From illegal migrants, detained on the border with Belarus, the terrorist threat to Poland proceeds. This was stated by the head of the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs Mariusha Kaminsky, his words leads the Agency Polsatnews.
“Since the beginning of August, we revealed 9400 attempts at an illegal border crossing. 8200 of them have been successfully suppressed. About 1,200 illegal migrants are detained and placed in protected centers,” the minister told. He added that many of the migrants either do not have any documents at all, or enjoy fake passports and visas.
Two-thirds of illegal immigrants, according to Kaminsky, are exposed to “especially thorough check.” Of the 200 people who passed this procedure, 50 were parties to terrorist movements, including the Taliban and the Islamic State (both organizations are prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation). Also, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs called “tense” atmosphere on the Polish-Belarusian border.
On September 24, the Polish authorities reported that a group of migrants from Iraq was detained on the border. One of them died, presumably, from a heart attack. In Poland, doctors attempted to save him, but she was not crowned with success. Other was illegal placed under medical observation, as he became infected with coronavirus.
The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the European Union countries began in May, after the threats of the president, the control over the flows of illegal immigrants and drug trafficking Alexander Lukashenko against the background of the next exacerbation of relations with the West. Poland and the Baltic countries accused Belarusian border guards in a special browse of migrants to the border.