Poland to build Belarus border fence against migrants

Warsaw (AFP) Aug 23, 2021

Poland on Monday announced plans for a barbed-wire fence along its border with Belarus following an influx of migrants which countries in the region called a "hybrid attack" on the EU. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the fence would be 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) high and would resemble the one built by Hungary along its border with Serbia. "The work will begin next week," Blaszczak sa