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Polish Border Guard Says Gunshots Fired Into Air on Belarusian Side

© SputnikFence at the Belarusian-Poland border
Fence at the Belarusian-Poland border - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.12.2021
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WARSAW (Sputnik) - The Polish Border Guard said on Wednesday that they recorded a series of shots fired on the Belarusian side of their common border.
Earlier in the day, the Polish Border Guard said no illegal crossings have been detected over the past twenty-four hours - for the first time since summer. However, soldiers observed several "disturbing incidents" on the Belarusian side, according to a spokeswoman for the Polish Border Guard, Anna Michalska.
"A car of the local security forces appeared on the Belarusian side of the border, the people riding in it fired two shots into the air", she told reporters.
A picture taken on November 8, 2021 shows Poland's law enforcement officers watching migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.12.2021
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Since the beginning of the year, the Polish Border Guard has recorded approximately 40,000 illegal border crossing attempts, a major increase compared to last year. The monthly total grew from 3,500 in August to 7,700 in September and 17,400 in October, before decreasing to 8,900 in November.
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